Can anyone give me a good reference on the Aaron Swartz case?

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I&rsquo;m part of a project that is trying to understand social dynamics of online communities during the first two decades of this century, including the shift from the written word to image media. I&rsquo;d like to include a chapter on Aaron and the ethical issues he exposed, because I think they connect to a lot of the issues we&rsquo;re saying today.1. What online communities was he most active in? Reddit, obviously, but others?2. My understanding is that he had the opportunity to take 6 months but would have to keep the felony, which is why he didn&rsquo;t take the deal. Is this true? If so, why didn&rsquo;t he feel that he couldn&rsquo;t trust Reddit&rsquo;s management and investors to protect his career?3. What were his personal opinions, as far as we know, on the most desirable future path for technology?

downrightmike · Accepted Answer

It goes back further. the NSA podcast No Such Podcast put out the first half of Grace Hooper's speech to them is a good look at problems. Remember these are people problems first, CompSci Second.
Shortly: Grace Hopper's speeches, particularly her lecture titled "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People," highlighted the critical importance of understanding the value of data and information, predicting that the growing volume of data would require systems to prioritize and analyze information effectively, rather than just accumulating it without purpose;
All problems are people problems because we are all directly linked together. The further out in the universe we look, the more closely we are linked to our problems.

beadmomsw · Answer

You might want to DM me (his mother): beadmomsw on X or BSky

sebg · Answer

You can also look through the "YC Search"/Algolia links to see both commentary from people who knew Aaron and/or papers / links / etc to things about him: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=aaron+swartz

toomuchtodo · Answer

Resources:https://news.mit.edu/2013/mit-releases-swartz-report-0730https://swartz-report.mit.edu/https://archive.org/details/TheInternetsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaro...http://www.aaronsw.com/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/celebrating-life-aaron...https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/01/aaron-swartzs-politi...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUt5gjqNI1whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OhyBJxg9RA

Happy_Noise · Answer

perhaps it will not exaktly answer your questions, but we are a community, which is inspired by aaron. Take a look at our Website: https://www.netart.cc/aarons-law and perhaps you can find some answers here, our collecting process is still in progress.;) https://www.netart.cc/aarons-law/information-pool

MaxGripe · Answer

Btw, there is a movie worth watching: &bdquo;The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz&rdquo;

dangus · Answer

You want us to do your research for you?

Can anyone give me a good reference on the Aaron Swartz case?

You might want to DM me (his mother): beadmomsw on X or BSky

You can also look through the "YC Search"/Algolia links to see both commentary from people who knew Aaron and/or papers / links / etc to things about him: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=aaron+swartz

Btw, there is a movie worth watching: „The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz”

You want us to do your research for you?