Aaron Swartz was -among others- the co-founder of Reddit. Photo by Chris Stewart.

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image showing Aaron Swartz was -among others- the co-founder of Reddit. Photo by Chris Stewart.

Benderton on January 12nd, 2025 at 18:27 UTC »

He would would love to see that Reddit is still the best there is, but hate to see it’s still shit compared to what it used to be. Anyone else remember u/unidan getting kicked off for using fake accounts to boost his upvotes? Fuck, those were the days when our hero was a crow expert. Miss those days

camworld on January 12nd, 2025 at 18:29 UTC »

He was such a smart kid. I remember meeting him when he was around 14 years old, at SXSW 2000. His parents let him travel to conferences as long as there were some adults around he could trust. Even at such a young age, his brilliance was obvious. It's tragic what happened to him.

sarmstrong1961 on January 12nd, 2025 at 18:48 UTC »

They fucking cleared his name posthumously after he committed suicide. He was facing 35 years in prison for releasing Harvard research documents that they alleged were stolen. Fuck the fed