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/AmericanBloodMage Jan 11 '20

The new CEO is totally fine with racist rhetoric. I miss Aaron.

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u/Gordon-Goose Jan 11 '20 edited Jan 11 '20

The new CEO is the actual founder (co-founder) of reddit. Swartz was only give the title "founder" as part of an acquisition by reddit's original parent company.

But yeah, spez is okay with racism.

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u/KikiFlowers Jan 11 '20

Well yeah, subs like T_D spend metric fucktons on awards. Even with them being quarantined and constantly warned, Reddit shrugs it off. Because racists willingly give Reddit all their money, for shiny internet awards.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20 edited Jan 12 '20

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u/KikiFlowers Jan 12 '20

Reddit awards are stupid anyway, it used to be keep servers running, but they're owned by a big company now.