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Aaron Swartz would have loved nostr. Effectively the culmination of his life’s work. 1999: At the age of 12, he co-authored the RSS 1.0 specification, which is a format for syndicating web content. 2000: Swartz became a member of the Creative Commons organization, which aims to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally. 2002: He founded the Infogami platform, which later merged with Reddit. 2005: Swartz joined Reddit as a co-founder after a merger with Infogami. 2006: He left Reddit and began working on various projects, including the development of the web application framework, "Open Library," which aimed to create a web page for every book ever published. 2008: Swartz was involved in the development of the "Demand Progress" organization, which focused on issues related to internet freedom and government transparency. 2010: He played a significant role in the campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), advocating for internet freedom. He also developed a tool that allowed users to download large amounts of data from PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), which was typically behind a paywall. 2011: Swartz was arrested for downloading a large number of academic journal articles from JSTOR with the intent to distribute them freely. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts pursued the case against Swartz, and he faced the possibility of severe penalties, including up to 35 years in prison. 2012: On January 11, Aaron Swartz tragically passed away at the age of 26. He allegedly took his own life due to the pressure of government prosecution. nostr.fmt.wiz.biz

Memory eternal Aaron Swartz

Rest in peace, Aaron. I hope you're proud of some of the things we're building here.

another victim of fiat society

Wow I didnt know that! Thanks for sharing!

For those who would like to know more, watch the excellent documentary, “The Internet’s Own Boy.”

t-y 4 this note! Aaron Swartz!

Aaron Swartz was a wanker with a ginormous sense of entitlement. His contributions were very modest. Infogami was nothing much at all and he only got into Reddit for a favor that Paul Graham owed Aaron's father. His interest in "free books" grew out of his sense of entitlement that others owed him the fruits of their labor. Aaron Swartz, the legend, grew out of Aaron Swartz, the realm life person, to fill a need for heroes and role models in the same culture of nincompoops that made the fictional Satoshi Nakamoto a prophet.

It’s a sad tale, indeed. I wonder how he’d feel about what became of Reddit though. It’s become a censorship-ridden, woke cesspool. The owners must’ve made a ton on the IPO though, which I’m sure he would’ve enjoyed.

I hope nostr has the longevity that reddit has had but stating true to its path and uncorruptable the way reddit has not. Rip.

❤️ RIP to the GOAT… onward

There's no proof he took his own life. The strongest evidence is his girlfriend at the time seeming to believe it completely, but that's also the point of making it look like a suicide. Inconclusive evidence to convict the man of suicide in my court.

I blame the fucking vampires, aka the politicians making up the government for his death.

hats off to him. he got me in cs

Unrelated but fun fact: for a time in his life while growing up, he would only eat food if it was completely white

Ge

“Took his own life” 🥴 - RIP

Such a gigantic loss... 💔

he would have. RIP

a great reminder that martyrdom isn’t the best way to accomplish your goals. the world would be a better place with him still in it.

Thank you 😊 🫡🙏. Massive respect for him & for you sharing this.

Damn sounds like an awesome guy who took on a lot

Swartz was whack'd. Simple as that.

Have never heard about him, seems like he came from the future to bring us new connections. Went way too early.

Fascinating. Thank you !

RIP - will not be forgotten.

We lose such talented people so young so early and instead are left with complacent ones who perhaps hold on longer than they should.

This kike swartz would have hated NOSTR cuz all his tribes kikery cannot be censored here so no you fucking goy

The free world.

A reall hero! Prosecuted for wanting to help people to inform themselves

Disagree that he would have loved it but anyway, arrogant of you to speak for dead ppl

Makes me so fucking angry and sad at the same time... 🤬 🤬 🤬 To lose such talented, young and promising people like him to over-reaching and corrupt government makes me wanna bomb government buildings and kill enablers.