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And there is the problem. He is being treated as a symbol, rather than a fellow human being who walked the planet with the rest of us and had his own demons.
by pieter1976 10y ago
And there is the problem. He is being treated as a symbol, rather than a fellow human being who walked the planet with the rest of us and had his own demons.
- dagenleg 10y agoIt's not like he cares, being dead and all.
- cooper12 10y agoTell that to his brother: https://medium.com/@swartzcr/people-call-me-aaron-3761481871e5 https://medium.com/@swartzcr/people-call-me-aaron-3761481871...
- dagenleg 10y agoI don't see how is that relevant. Why should we care about his brother having an identity crisis? It's sad, but even the brother complains about being overshadowed by his dead brother, not about his brother being made into icon.
- cooper12 10y agoIt's exactly because he's an icon that his brother is overshadowed by him.
- Eupolemos 10y agoI don't see that as a problem - why do you? One does not detract from or rule out the other.
- ocschwar 10y agoOne of his demons was Carmen Ortiz. Step out of line and she can be your demon too. Or mine.