Comments on: The web responds to the death of hacker-activist Aaron Swartz http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kait http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1304120 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:51:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1304120 Let those responsible pay for what they’ve done. Sign the petition!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/appoint-independent-investigator-subpoena-power-investigate-instances-doj-bullying-extorsion-and/ZrDymCLq

]]> By: genealogyfinders http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1303855 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:42:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1303855 He did wrong by downloading but the relentless pursuit by the authorities was over the top.

]]> By: cynvan http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1303031 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:23:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1303031 Rest in peace, Aaron <3

]]> By: bbg http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1302447 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:40:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1302447 I am a neophyte at the achievements Aaron may have reached in his short life, as well as the justice system; still, I believe, at my very fundamental level of understanding in these matters, he broke the law and was afraid of paying the consequences, granted. It seems the justice system wanted to make an example of him, granted.

My comment stems from my expertise in depression and suicide, no, I do not hold a pompous degree in Psychology or anything similar. I have struggled with debilitating depression all my life and have committed many (infructuous, obviously) suicide attempts and I know this is the underlying cause of his suicide. All the circumstances surrounding him, were just triggers for the worsening of his depression, but not the reason for his suicide. The only culprit was his own mental state, his depression.

]]> By: Dan and Kristien Del Ferraro http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1302246 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:23:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1302246 Mathew, thanks for sharing this and especially all the comments on there. The amount of time and effort it took to create this must have been very immense. We appreciate it…thanks.

]]> By: alilsnip http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1300514 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:18:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1300514 I hope he’s happy where ever he is

]]> By: sotherantbegins http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1300110 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:54:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1300110 Fantastic, well written post. To lose this man is a tragedy for humanity – and the pursuit of truth via the freedom to access information. Vale Aaron

]]> By: nearlynormalized http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1299949 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:46:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1299949 The young man/boy was fragile sometimes fragility is the enemy within. I’m sad this happened, one wishes he could have been held close and told, “This too shall pass.”

]]> By: soulharmony4u http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1299901 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:06:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1299901 Very sad to have lost a leading light in today’s crazy IT world. R.I.P.

]]> By: huffy http://gigaom.com/2013/01/12/the-web-responds-to-the-death-of-hacker-activist-aaron-swartz/#comment-1299582 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:57:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=601342#comment-1299582 I just came across this post whilst browsing… I didn’t know who this guy was nor what he did. This post helped me see how much he has done for people and the internet world. It’s a very sad loss, he sounds like he was an amazing guy…. Thank you for teaching us about someone that was really trying to better this world.

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