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just read about it, what a sad story, thanks for the reference.

looks like he did great stuff. for context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

"As a programmer, Swartz helped develop the web feed format RSS; the technical architecture for Creative Commons, an organization dedicated to creating copyright licenses; and the Python website framework web.py. Swartz helped define the syntax of the lightweight markup language format Markdown, and was a co-owner of the social news aggregation website Reddit until it was fully sold in 2006 and contributed to its development until he left the company in 2007."

the most scary part is knowing this is the fear we all have, and the one they want us to have.

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> the most scary part is knowing this is the fear we all have, and the one they want us to have

Yes. It's such a terrible and oppressive feeling. I wish things were different...


I've heard he was more like the Elon Musk of the open source world. He didn't co-found Reddit, he was placed there by Y Combinator staff to the protests of its actual founders. Maybe some of the other projects he's credited for also were like that.

I've never heard anyone in the internet freedom or open source communities speak ill of him, and something tells me a 14 year old was not getting involved in writing the RSS spec to steal clout for financial gain.

what is meant with "he was placed there by Y Combinator staff to the protests of its actual founders."

I find it interesting, could you expand on that? or is there any reference?


That's a weird, uncited, and vague attack on him. Like, who GAS if he did or did not cofound Reddit (which no one here has claimed)?



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