Aaron Swartz died three years ago today

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Post by jseliger » Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:21 PM UTC

Aaron Swartz died three years ago today
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Post by Findeton » Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:42 PM UTC

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Post by coppolaemilio » Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:45 PM UTC

Every time I remember Aaron's story makes me angry. He is and will be a big inspiration for me.

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Post by puppetmaster3 » Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:46 PM UTC

coppolaemilio wrote: post #3

Every time I remember Aaron's story makes me angry. He is and will be a big inspiration for me.

Same here.

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Post by nickbauman » Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:56 PM UTC

This historical event is what tipped me into the direction of being much, much more concerned about government overreach and find some sympathy with my libertarian-leaning friends for the first time. Swartz's story will be part of The Fire Next Time that James Baldwin wrote about 40 years ago. Swartz is part of the same story that includes Eric Gardner, Sandra Bland, et al.

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Post by ktamura » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 AM UTC

I just got this book in the mail that collected aaronsw's writings: http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Could-Change-World-ebook/dp/B0...

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Post by manaskarekar » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:01 AM UTC

I often remember his essay 'Lean into the pain' : http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/dalio

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Post by 5db8db » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:04 AM UTC

He is such a inspiring legend, shining beside Edward and the other fighting friends, for freedom and a better world. I love Aaron for his spirit and the mission he lived.

For anyone, who hasn't seen the documentary [1], I can recommend it!

Good to be remembered to some of his goals: „We need to buy secret databases and put them on the Web. We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file sharing networks.“ [2]

[1] https://freedocumentaries.org/documentary/the-internet-s-own... [2] http://archive.org/stream/GuerillaOpenAccessManifesto/Goamju...

Re: Aaron Swartz died three years ago today

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Post by xiaoma » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:10 AM UTC

He was a pretty argumentative guy, but he was right about so much. He genuinely put his heart into what he believed in. Without him (and Lessig), SOPA easily could have gone the other way.

He didn't deserve what the justice system did to him. Let's be honest. Almost no one does.

Aaron is definitely missed.

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Post by sethbannon » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:10 AM UTC

I encourage everyone to take time today to reflect on Aaron's legacy, and on how we can use technology to make the world more just, more open, and more fair.