Richard Stallman
Ask HN: Hacker News Person Of the Year
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#12Aaron Swartz
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#13Bret Victor
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#15Is this a HN person, or any person selected by HN? I think the former would be more interesting.
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#16Elon Musk - SpaceX and Tesla have been on HN pretty consistently this year, and it's an inspiring option, too.
Snowden is not a bad choice, especially since he'll probably be snubbed by the Times in favor of the politically safe Miley Cyrus, but he's not really in tech. Satoshi Nakamoto should have been the HN POY last year (or next year once BTC goes really mainstream).
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#18Is this a HN person, or any person selected by HN? I think the former would be more interesting.
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#19Michael O Church.
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#20Edward Snowden definitely, not for only personal acts but as an icon. This year has definitely been a year of surveillance scandals and we can all thank this man for taking the brave step and showing light on what governments really do. Small step for a man, giant leap for mankind, no less.