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> I'm aware of one, and if it's the one I'm thinking of, he didn't so much "give his life for the cause" as tragically commit suicide because he couldn't see a
by rasengan 5y ago
> I'm aware of one, and if it's the one I'm thinking of, he didn't so much "give his life for the cause" as tragically commit suicide because he couldn't see a way out of legal pressure put on him (which other people have had put on them and didn't commit suicide over; depression is a terrible disease).
You have described someone as having a weakness and committed suicide where others didn't. For you to know what was going on in whoever you speak of's mind is interesting to me to say the least.
That said, I don't know anyone like that; so I wasn't referring to the same person as you probably.
Sorry!
- shadowgovt 5y agoWho were you referring to?
- rasengan 5y agoEvery single man and woman who has given their life to ensure that knowledge was available to all and not in the hands of a select few. There are too many to count and far too many to name. Who were you referring to?
- shadowgovt 5y agoAh, I follow. Since the topic was Sci-Hub, I assumed you were referring to Aaron Swartz specifically; I'm aware of nobody else whom anyone has claimed has given their life to the cause of open access to partially publicly-funded research. Carry on.