Seems to me that the Fediverse is closest thing now that’s working on accomplishing his dreams. His ideals leveraging technology to create a voice for people…

RIP.

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    I think he’d say, “Please spell my name right.”

    I think he’d want more kiddie porn — he had a definite urge in that direction.

    I think Aaron Swartz was a complicated guy who did some good but had some enormous issues to say the least, and the ongoing worship of him as a hero is not a good idea.

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      ‘Aaron Swartz is a paedophile’ was not a take I was expecting to read this evening, especially on Lemmy.

      Early Reddit shows what a double-edged sword free speech really is. I don’t think Swartz allowed subreddits like r/jailbait to proliferate on Reddit out of a like for the content, but because he was a believer in extreme free speech.

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        I wasn’t referring to r/jailbait, nor was I implying he was a pedophile. I was clumsily alluding to comments purportedly written by Swartz, supporting peoples’ right to publish, read, and share kiddie porn.

        But you know what? I haven’t read Swatrtz’s comments myself, so I’m not sure exactly what he said, and in a few minutes googling I can’t even find what I’d read about whatever Swartz may or may not have written.

        So the line about kiddie porn was me talking out of my ass. Never a good idea. Knowing nothing, nothing is what I should’ve said.

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          He did said some stupid shit along those lines. But he was 14.

          There is no later evidence of he supporting that.

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            R U McSerious? 14? Jeez, I said & did stupider things than that at that age, and never made up for it by doing anything smart later on.

            Next time I see the internet canard that fooled me, I will not be fooled again. Grazi.