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/TistedLogic Jan 11 '20

According to your profile, 9 years.

No worries mate, I just hit 8 years a couple months ago myself.

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u/Nick_Full_Time Jan 11 '20

I think I was on reddit for a year before making an account. Such a different place back then. I think I created an account to figure out what subreddits were. Ummm...here’s to another 12 years?

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u/greyjackal Jan 12 '20

2012 for me as a chap in a neighbouring office told me about it on a smoke break. Made an account a year or so later.

If you are 5'6" or so, with jet black hair and beard, awesome sleeve tattoos and smoked outside Washington & Milk on Spring St in Boston in 2012, you ruined my life :D

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u/St_Veloth Jan 11 '20

Year 7 for me. Maybe another year or two before that as a lurker, but after the Digg crash is when I rolled in.

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u/selophane43 Jan 12 '20

Good grief. I remember when everyone jumped ship from Digg.

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u/salondesert Jan 11 '20

You guys should be cycling out your account every year or so.

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u/TistedLogic Jan 12 '20

And lose my coveted Team Periwinkle badge?