The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz Comments

  • Xzavier 2022-08-14 17:01:33

    Hey, the fall of genius. He reminded me of a sentence, "In fact, the only meaningful thing to do is to strive to improve the wisdom of all mankind and to work for a higher level of collective civilization. This is the meaning of...

  • Libby 2022-08-14 13:52:21

    @cxiaoji: "After reading The Internet's Own Boy. Trace Aaron Swartz's footsteps in founding RSS, CC, Reddit, promoting the openness of literature, and protesting SOPA. Technological geniuses who could have made a fortune in Silicon Valley dedicated themselves to political ideals, promoting information openness and antitrust , Anti-censorship, exposing the tragic life of the dark system and finally strangled to death by the...

  • Lois 2022-08-14 13:47:11

    This is the best interview with people in the documentary I have ever watched. It has content, depth, and a strong point of view. Every paragraph makes people want to applaud. The editing is also superb, using all the material to reproduce the short but legendary life of the protagonist. The suicide of the talented teenager Aaron Swartz is a tragedy in this society, but his struggle has really changed the world. I really envy American society. There is ugliness and power, but the voice of...

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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz quotes

  • First Title Cards: Unjust Laws exist; shall we be content to obey them, or shall we edeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have suceeded, or shall we transgress them at once?- Henry David Thoreau