I don't they are really comparable. Swartz was in effect martyred by the US Government over an "information wants to be free" matter of idealism. Vayner beca

I don't they are really comparable. Swartz was in effect martyred by the US Government over an "information wants to be free" matter of idealism. Vayner became a laughing stock because some asshat in UBS leaked Vayner's awful, awful, AWFUL video resume. And all Vayner had going for him was some athletics. It's "The people deserve access!" versus "I can karate chop 7 bricks, hire me UBS!" If you think people laughed at Vayner out of jealousy, you haven't seen the video resume. Swartz was a great man? OK Vayner? Not so much. More like an above-average guy, unfairly hounded. ADDENDUM: There's a lesson here, you should be very careful about what info you give to an organization, even a 'respectable' one like UBS, even in a job application, so that you don't give some bastard the chance to ruin your life... I doubt the person who did this to Vayner even loses sleep over it.