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It would be nice to see reddit have some sort of memorial. Sadly, I think the "new" reddit finds his memory a bit uncomfortable.
by taildrop 9y ago
It would be nice to see reddit have some sort of memorial. Sadly, I think the "new" reddit finds his memory a bit uncomfortable.
- rospaya 9y agoReddit's founders have stated that Aaron's story about his history at reddit isn't truthful so it's no surprise they're snubbing him. Here's a 10 year old thread about various Aaron's claims regarding reddit and Wired. https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/1octb/reddit_cofounder_aaron_swartz_discusses_how_he/ https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/1octb/reddit_co...
- jessaustin 9y agoPG, at your link: Aaron's not wrong to call himself one of the founders. The company behind Reddit was a merger of two startups, one that made Reddit and one that made Infogami, and in that situation the founders of both startups are considered founders of the combined company.
- Tomte 9y agoWithout knowing the details about this particular case that sounds wrong. Note how PG subtly shifted from „Aaron co-founded Reddit the product“ (what everyone meant) to „Aaron co-founded the company that today owns Reddit“, which is defensible, but mostly uninteresting. I consider that dishonest.