I don't think there is away around the fact that people will judge LW no matter what. All they can do is what they are able to, and keep working on other things offline. I suppose if they're comfortable with it, they could mention to some of the Posters when they see them like, "Oh I was at xyz event; did you know about it? Next up is pqr on the 20th".

As for who history will or won't forgive......... let's focus on winning first. I think part of what LW is feeling is their own guilt about not doing enough (because, like, let's be real, who among us really is?). And, while I don't think it's productive to be destroyed by it, I think that kind of guilt is good to deal with as things move forward.