r/aaronswartz • u/redditisashillfarm • 21d ago

RIP Arron Swartz

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u/H_n_A 20d ago

And 14 years later most of Reddit's userbase don't even know who Aaron is.

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u/fbaldassarri 20d ago

I don’t think Aaron would be ok with what reddit is today.

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u/johnabbe 20d ago

Aaron wasn't okay with what it was when he left the company (after rewriting the code base in Python). He focused on other things.

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u/redditisashillfarm 20d ago

Reddit died with him. This place is just a shill farm now.

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u/Tammalammadingdong 19d ago

I really get a lot of great information when I'm researching a subject just from people like you, giving opinions and options and ideas. What is the newest and greatest option these days? Sincerely curious.

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u/Tammalammadingdong 19d ago

It's a shame. He was a genius from day one, from the word go. I watched the story and it broke my heart. At least at the end it did. I was so impressed by the knowledge and natural intelligence that reached Beyond... thank you for bringing up the late, great Aaron Swartz. Especially for suicide prevention month. He just needed to know everything was going to be okay. Unfortunately he was bullied...

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u/Neither_District_881 20d ago

They literally monetized what aaron wanted everybody to access for free. seems not to be a crime if you charge money for it. If you look at the scene more closely you will find similar storys to that of aaron (event though aaron was clearly an absolute exception) were you see people going to prison, theiir lives beiing destroyed and out of it spawns another tech billionair with a "brilliant idea" and sells it

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u/forcemonkey 20d ago

Allegedly took his own life.

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u/Tammalammadingdong 19d ago

Right... you never know anymore right? I believe he did more than likely. Epstein is another story. I believe he was so sensitive and made to be so afraid such that he felt like there was no way out. There is always a way. YOUR LIFE IS ALWAYS WORTH LIVING. YOUR LIFE IS ALWAYS WORTH LIVING. STAY WITH US. WE NEED YOU. - Dan Reynolds

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u/forcemonkey 19d ago

I’m actually pretty sure. Do a dive into who his girlfriend really was. I’d post a source but I honestly don’t remember where I heard about her but it was only a few months ago. She basically wormed her way into his life and tried to control him. That didn’t work, so…yeah.

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u/Tammalammadingdong 19d ago

Hmmmmm. I remember her. She seemed pissed and crushed by his death. But, today is a good enough day to check that out... interesting!

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u/forcemonkey 19d ago

This would be it! I’ve become a huge fan of hers this year.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyhwnAV2/

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u/Brodakk 20d ago edited 17d ago

Youtuber Stephanie Harlowe recently did an amazing two part-er on Aaron and the dichotomy between how he was treated compared to ol Epstein (who was hanging around Harvard MIT at the same time as Aaron).

She speaks of him very respectfully and highly and rips the feds & Harvard MIT a new one. Highly recommend if you’re into long-format videos. I learned quite a bit.

Edit: Mixed up my prestigious tech schools.

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u/Tammalammadingdong 19d ago

Thanks, bro!

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u/Brodakk 19d ago

It’s a great (albeit depressing) listen, enjoy!

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u/sarahbeth0404 19d ago

There is so much more to this story

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u/Zaverose 19d ago

RIP Aaron. You stood for everything I believed the internet should be growing up, were one of my inspirations to learn programming. Even in our current recessive, plagiaristic wring-and-squeeze state that tech is in, you remain a beacon in my mind that doing good is always a choice.

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u/Tammalammadingdong 19d ago

❤️‍🩹

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u/lurid_sun__ 17d ago

R.I.P Aaron 💐