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I'm surprised that no one seems to have connected Swartz's death to that of Ilya Zhitomirskiy of Diaspora, and the discussions about depression and tech (admitt
by vickytnz 14y ago
I'm surprised that no one seems to have connected Swartz's death to that of Ilya Zhitomirskiy of Diaspora, and the discussions about depression and tech (admittedly startups) http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/ http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dange....
While Swartz's death obviously has the connection to the horrible MIT/JSTOR situation, both remind us that tech doesn't always take kindly to those that make a mistake or don't live up to expectations, or pay enough attention to depression.
- politician 14y agoRecent HN discussion on the parallels here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5051164 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5051164 (admittedly, not a strong discussion)