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I was about to donate $50 to Swartz's donation link until I read Tptacek comment about Swartz having had sold a startup before was hardly in a bad place to defe
by meric 12y ago
I was about to donate $50 to Swartz's donation link until I read Tptacek comment about Swartz having had sold a startup before was hardly in a bad place to defend himself. I guess instead of thinking of donating I could have called him instead, maybe that might have helped.
- meric 12y agoEDIT: It was edw519, not tptacek: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529609
- tptacek 12y agoI don't think you should feel any more comfortable attributing malice to Ed than to me. In fact, you should feel less comfortable; Ed's more sincere and thoughtful than I am.
- meric 12y agoThere is no malice attributed to Ed. It was a thoughtful comment that made a lot of sense at the time, enough to convince me to pursue a course of action that I otherwise wouldn't have taken. No fault doesn't mean no effect. If I was Ed and had his perspective I'm sure I'd have said the same comment. That comment did have a part in affecting other individuals (well, me at least) deciding actions they'd take, especially because Ed is a respected member of the community, who is sincere and thoughtful. No fault != No effect. The point is each and every action we take in this world changes it in some way. And it's simplistic to say no one in this community had any part in Swartz's death.