A question. AS gets special attention in places like HN, because of his status as an information activist. But activism is not new; neither are excessive charg

A question. AS gets special attention in places like HN, because of his status as an information activist. But activism is not new; neither are excessive charges based on it. We discuss AS as if his case was an unusual one. But (and here is the question), was it, really? Note: This is not an argument disguised as a question. I really don't know.