Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever

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Post by downstream1960 » Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 2:45 AM UTC

Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever
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Re: Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever

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Post by taspeotis » Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 4:04 AM UTC

    Who the hell is Aaron Swartz? and Why you should care (techcrunch.com)
    3 points by downstream1960 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | discuss

Where the fuck did this title come from? The TechCrunch title is "Watch This Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever" and the film is called "The Internet’s Own Boy".

Did someone think that HN collectively doesn't know who Aaron Swartz was?

Re: Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever

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Post by mantraxD » Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 4:12 AM UTC

taspeotis wrote: post #2

Who the hell is Aaron Swartz? and Why you should care (techcrunch.com) 3 points by downstream1960 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | discuss Where the fuck did this title come from? The TechCrunch title is "Watch This Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever" and the film is called "The Internet’s Own Boy". Did someone think that HN collectively doesn't know who Aaron Swartz was?

Maybe the submitter anticipated HN collectively doesn't care.

Re: Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever

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Post by hkmurakami » Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 4:13 AM UTC

taspeotis wrote: post #2

Who the hell is Aaron Swartz? and Why you should care (techcrunch.com) 3 points by downstream1960 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | discuss Where the fuck did this title come from? The TechCrunch title is "Watch This Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever" and the film is called "The Internet’s Own Boy". Did someone think that HN collectively doesn't know who Aaron Swartz was?

Seeing as the account is very young, I could see how the person may actually believe that we wouldn't know who he is (ironic of course, since the frontpage was filled exclusively with Aaron Swartz related links when he died last year).

Re: Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever

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Post by dang » Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 7:05 AM UTC

taspeotis wrote: post #2

Who the hell is Aaron Swartz? and Why you should care (techcrunch.com) 3 points by downstream1960 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | discuss Where the fuck did this title come from? The TechCrunch title is "Watch This Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever" and the film is called "The Internet’s Own Boy". Did someone think that HN collectively doesn't know who Aaron Swartz was?

Yes, that title was badly editorialized and in violation of the rules here. We'll revert it.

Re: Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever

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Post by mountaingirl » Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 8:18 AM UTC

taspeotis wrote: post #2

Who the hell is Aaron Swartz? and Why you should care (techcrunch.com) 3 points by downstream1960 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | discuss Where the fuck did this title come from? The TechCrunch title is "Watch This Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever" and the film is called "The Internet’s Own Boy". Did someone think that HN collectively doesn't know who Aaron Swartz was?

Really annoying title, as I think most of the tech community still remembers Aaron Swartz quite well. This little piece of drivel doesn't offer any opinions, and it certainly doesn't go out on a limb. Worse yet, that dramatic title about Aaron "mattering more than ever" is followed by an article that completely fails to talk about how important he was. He fought SOPA in a way that few people could. This article is a disgrace, and makes me have serious doubts about the movie. Wondering if anyone has written better articles about the movie that are brave enough to paint Aaron as a hero?