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Re:Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago by caminante on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:54PM (#25732803)
I appreciate your perspective.

This is a memorial thread with a bias to grieving and celebrating Aaron. By making your points, others appear to assume you're criticizing him for taking his life (which is not your intent or how I perceive your stance).

Re:Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago by xadhominemx on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:06PM (#25733030)
Many people use Aaron’s death as a political cudgel by essentially lying about the events leading to his suicide in order to paint him has a martyr who was murdered by cruel and vengeful prosecutors. He was in fact a severely mentally ill individual who’s death should be remembered as a tragedy resulting from severe depression, not politically motivated homicide.