Thanks to this documentary for telling the whole story, if Quinn hadn't been interviewed, I might have thought she was responsible for Aaron Swartz's death.
But when you think about it, it's not like that at all.
As a friend of mine said, the difference between Quinn Norton and Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman is that Quinn is a cowardly ordinary woman, while Taren is a social activist and civil rights activist. The friend, of course, was a chauvinist, and inevitably added at the end: It's terrifying for a woman to become a civil rights activist.
Of course I also don't think Taren should be held responsible for Aaron's death. I just think that Aaron was just a simple kid for most of his life, he just had a vague (very correct) view of the world, but never tried to be a leader.
Therefore, he is neither capable of becoming a political leader nor ready to sacrifice for political ideals. So when his sacrifice was required, he felt lost and couldn't bear it.
Aaron Swartz has a big philosophical difference with Jimbo Wales of Wikipedia, which is the "who wrote Wikipedia" debate - that debate I think is very important, and can see the origin of Aaron's tragedy. Jimbo Wales is an elitist, and Aaron Swartz is a populist - in fact, what Aaron Swartz represents is the true meaning of the Internet spirit, but sadly, when he preaches his ideals, he has inadvertently played the role of the elite, This just deviates from his ideals - this is the source of his pain.
If he really wants to be an opinion leader, he should be more proud of the crimes the government has imposed on him than anxious. But he is not. In his heart, he supports the system rather than being anti-system. The supporters who label him anti-system will take some responsibility for his death.
Quinn is also responsible for bringing that manifesto to alert not only the prosecution but Aaron (and his anti-establishment advocates) as well, leading him down a path of elitism that he doesn't agree with in his heart.
Of course, the government is also the party responsible. Didn't the prosecution see that Aaron was not anti-system? He actually represents the very pro-government faction in the Internet community. His death has led to no peaceful solution to the dispute between the government and the Internet. The only option is to continue high-pressure control. Of course, I think the government will be the winning party, but only at the expense of democracy. and the heavy price of freedom.
Aaron is a genius, and his views on the Internet and how the government (system) should interact with the Internet are all very correct. It is a pity that his thoughts are beyond the times. Neither the government nor the advocates of the so-called Internet spirit can fully understand him, and they strangled him under the joint action of both parties. However, now the latter wants to use his death to threaten the government, which I think is very unfair. Aaron committed suicide just because he didn't want to do it. Now, Aaron Izumi knows that he wouldn't agree with what some people are doing now.
This documentary is still worth watching, and it does not show too strong bias. It records the history truthfully, and it is entirely up to the audience to interpret it. And the above is my interpretation, and it is estimated that it is not the same as most.
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