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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by Eupolemos on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @06:36AM (#13364140)
He is a symbol.

Every time he's mentioned, someone feel the overwhelming need to pop up and share their "unpopular but realistic opinion".

I think that is embarrassing.

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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by pieter1976 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @06:48AM (#13364178)
And there is the problem. He is being treated as a symbol, rather than a fellow human being who walked the planet with the rest of us and had his own demons.
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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by Eupolemos on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @06:53AM (#13364196)
I don't see that as a problem - why do you?

One does not detract from or rule out the other.

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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by ocschwar on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @11:31AM (#13366069)
One of his demons was Carmen Ortiz.

Step out of line and she can be your demon too. Or mine.

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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by dagenleg on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @07:19AM (#13364293)
It's not like he cares, being dead and all.
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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by cooper12 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @07:52AM (#13364452)
Tell that to his brother: https://medium.com/@swartzcr/people-call-me-aaron-3761481871...
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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by dagenleg on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @11:26AM (#13366010)
I don't see how is that relevant. Why should we care about his brother having an identity crisis? It's sad, but even the brother complains about being overshadowed by his dead brother, not about his brother being made into icon.
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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by cooper12 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:11PM (#13366512)
It's exactly because he's an icon that his brother is overshadowed by him.
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