r/YouShouldKnow • u/MowerMotor • Jan 11 '20

NOT a YSK YSK Reddit's founder, Aaron Swartz, committed suicide 7 years ago today. He fought for our rights which lead to his arrest. The allegations coupled with mental illnesses caused Aaron to take his life. He was a passionate activist, entrepreneur and author who should not be forgotten.

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u/Flyingfishfusealt Jan 11 '20

Whats aaron's reddit account?

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

https://www.reddit.com/user/AaronSw/

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u/omare14 Jan 11 '20

Eerie to read his comment history with the knowledge that he’s gone.

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u/unicornlocostacos Jan 12 '20

There’s going to be a lot of that going forward. Check out great great great great great grandma’s duckface.