Stallman knows what he wants and why. More uncommon, he actually follows
up--and uncomfortable or not--does what he needs to do to live consistently
with what he believes.
That isn't fashionable nowadays, most people would not or could not do what
he does. That doesn't make him superior or special as what he does is by his
own choice. However if one cannot or will not live respecting their own
beliefs, they may feel a sort of failure or an inferiority and have trouble
with those who do. They may fault a belief itself, or even the beliefs of
others.
I am not implying anyone is inferior, the mind plays tricks on people, or
maybe it's the devil.