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> Do you think Carl's life long political activism outside of hosting TPB should be taken into account when deciding whether to compare him Aaron Swartz or not?
by chimeracoder 2y ago
> Do you think Carl's life long political activism outside of hosting TPB should be taken into account when deciding whether to compare him Aaron Swartz or not? Or do you think that his actions with TPB where so noble and important that it outweighs anything else he might have done before and after?
Another question to add to that list: Do you think that the rest of Aaron Swartz's life work was so inconsequential compared to the one thing that everyone seems to remember him for simply because it led to his death, that it justifies this comparison? Is that not relevant in deciding whether to draw a comparison between these two individuals who could not have been more different, both in terms of political ideology and in terms of how they integrated that ideology into their daily lives and actions?
- dagw 2y agoBoth Swartz and Lundström seemed to have been first and foremost passionate and unyielding about their politics and I'm sure they both considered their lifelong political activism their true meaningful work, certainly much more important than the things they're most remembered for. Both were willing to sink their considerable wealth into furthering their political causes. Both realised early that the internet would be a vital platform and 'battle ground' for spreading their politics. Both have been willing to break the law in the name of their political ideology. I guess when I put it like that, they actually do have a lot in common.
- chimeracoder 2y agoI can tell you that Aaron Swartz would not be happy to hear that comparison were he alive today, particularly that last part.
- dagw 2y agoOh absolutely. I think it's very safe to say that Aaron Swartz would have hated everything Carl Lundstöm stood for. I was being slightly facetious with my comparison.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago> Both have been willing to break the law in the name of their political ideology. Aaron Swartz did not commit any crimes. Pretty sure that's what the parent commenter was getting at.
- threatofrain 2y agoAaron Swartz is so young there is really nothing much to say about him. This guy lived basically 3x of Aaron's lifetime.
- chimeracoder 2y ago> Aaron Swartz is so young there is really nothing much to say about him. This is absolutely insulting, given how clear he Aaron Swartz was about his beliefs from a young age and how much he accomplished in effecting them before he died. > This guy lived basically 3x of Aaron's lifetime. I have no idea what this is supposed to imply.
- threatofrain 2y agoLife is short and Aaron received a fraction of that. One can only imagine what would've been had Aaron received more time.
- chimeracoder 2y ago> Life is short and Aaron received a fraction of that. One can only imagine what would've been had Aaron received more time. You'll have to be more explicit about what you are intending to communicate by making this statement in the context of a thread about the death of a man who, when he was the same age Aaron Swartz was at the time the latter died, was a prominent member of a neo-Nazi party.