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> We just lost another Aaron Swartz. There is a world of difference between Aaron Swartz and Carl Lindström, starting with their political ideologies (which in
by chimeracoder 2y ago
> We just lost another Aaron Swartz.
There is a world of difference between Aaron Swartz and Carl Lindström, starting with their political ideologies (which in Aaron's case was inseparable from his life's work) and extending through the way they executed on them and their degree of involvement in the causes for which they are the most known.
I don't think Aaron Swartz would be happy to hear this comparison if he were alive today.
- wyclif 2y agoCarl Lindström's political ideology was also inseparable from his life's work.
- chimeracoder 2y ago> Carl Lindström's political ideology was also inseparable from his life's work. I made no claim about him one way or the other in this regard. That said, if you're going to make the claim that his political ideology was inseparable from his work (in direct contrast to most of the other comments here which say they should be kept separate), then it's worth spelling out why people would celebrating the work of a man with a documented career of being a prominent member of neo-Nazi parties, spanning over 40 years.
- wyclif 2y ago>should be kept separate I think people in this thread have already spelled it out. They appreciate The Pirate Bay and what it stands for.