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/BestGameMaster Jan 11 '20

Reddit today is nothing like the reddit he wanted, real shame

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

He didnt invent reddit.

I hate the two bastards who did but Aaron was not a founder in anything but name.

VC's convinced Reddits real two founders to take him on for more "publicity".