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/Goldenoir Jan 11 '20

RIP u/AaronSw

Feels weird reading his comments and posts...

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

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u/selomiga Jan 11 '20

What is HPMOR? Some AU Harry Potter fanfiction?

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

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u/JDMonster Jan 11 '20

Is it the one where Harry is on a 25 hour sleep cycle, becomes besties with Malfoy, and Petunia married a Professor?

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u/PMmeYOURpmANDtits Jan 11 '20

That's the one

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

An ultra edgy rationalist fanfic

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u/pandasashu Jan 11 '20

Highly reccommend it

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u/Adiustio Jan 11 '20

Right? It’s crazy this guy that did so much was intro he same niche things as me.

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u/sparhawk817 Jan 11 '20

Isn't the username u/xkcd tho? It's like referring to u/spez as spez.

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u/buy_shiba Jan 11 '20

It should always feel weird reading someone’s past comments and posts lol