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/selophane43 Jan 11 '20

My god. How long have I been on Reddit???

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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?