▲ 827 ▼ Aaron is no longer considered as cofounder by reddit. He fought for free speech. (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world 215 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago (4 children) This disgusts me. Aaron Is one of my heroes. He died standing up for something he believed in. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 6 points 3 years ago* I believe that Aaron stood up and didn't grab ankle when confronted with overwhelming force sent from his intellectual and moral inferiors. But being short on days to make eternity just we all have a crumple point. And the government's executive branches have found crumpling to be so very easy to do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Imagine if we got him to join Lemmy's side Edit: oh shit I didn't know it, RIP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ThatGirlKylie@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can’t. Aaron is dead. He killed himself while he being blindsided by the courts for downloading journals and educational materials that were being kept behind paid walls. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org -2 points 3 years ago F permalink fedilink source parent [–] crossal@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago The dude said died permalink fedilink source parent [–] squiblet@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago He would have thought the entire fediverse thing was fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tmiwi@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago Yeah, but he also believed that child porn should be legal to distribute, so can't say he's my hero even though I respect a lot of his other views. permalink fedilink source parent [+] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -22 points 3 years ago* (2 children) His name and a photo of him are right there on that page as a founder though. You're disgusted because someone didn't draw him as a cartoon? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] theharber@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Top half is a google search, the bottom is the Reddit website. Notice how the official website says "created by two friends." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Because Reddit was created by two people. Aaron was not involved in the starting of Reddit whatsoever. He didn’t come on board until Ycombinator basically forced a merge between Reddit and Infogami 6 months after Reddit launched. And he was fired within a year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Man, you people need to put the rage aside and actually read things other than posts. Between November 2005 and January 2006, Reddit merged with Aaron Swartz's company Infogami, and Swartz became an equal owner of the resulting parent company, Not A Bug.[36][37] Ohanian later wrote that instead of labeling Swartz as a co-founder, the correct description is that Swartz's company was acquired by Reddit 6 months after he and Huffman had started.[38] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Was it really 'acquired' as much as 'directed to be merged by Ycombinator investors'? Seems fair to add him as a co-founder since the merger became a new organziation "Not a Bug", and without him the site wouldn't exist in a state that allowed it grow quickly when the time came for Not a Bug to get bought out by Conde Nast in 2006... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Reddit the website already existed at that time though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is a link to what reference 38 since it didn't get included https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/status/93374221685755904?s=20 ATTN @nytimes Steve Huffman & I founded @reddit . We acquired Aaron Swartz's company infogami 6mos after we launched. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Acquired implies that they purchased infogami, when in reality they were merged into a new company by ycombinator, which made Aaron a founding partner... When reddit was bought by conde nast, his ownership was paid, and he became an employee, but he didn't like working for conde nast, so he basically got himself fired. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) This is an example of revisionist history on the part of the 'founders' of reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is it though? Please tell exactly how. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) https://sh.itjust.works/comment/1674832 It smells like he was more involved than Steve Huffman makes him out to be. Now don't get me wrong, we might never know, but I know that from here on out we shouldn't trust anyone who is spinning his legacy in any direction. And Reddit is doing exactly that currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago Aaron referred to himself as a founding partner, and in a reddit AMA, he was asked why he called himself a founder, and he explained how the two companies were merged together and he became a founding partner. He offered Steve Huffman to stop referring to himself as a founding partner at Steve's request. Steve never challenged Aaron's claim while he was alive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 6 points 3 years ago* I believe that Aaron stood up and didn't grab ankle when confronted with overwhelming force sent from his intellectual and moral inferiors. But being short on days to make eternity just we all have a crumple point. And the government's executive branches have found crumpling to be so very easy to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Imagine if we got him to join Lemmy's side Edit: oh shit I didn't know it, RIP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ThatGirlKylie@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can’t. Aaron is dead. He killed himself while he being blindsided by the courts for downloading journals and educational materials that were being kept behind paid walls. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org -2 points 3 years ago F permalink fedilink source parent [–] crossal@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago The dude said died permalink fedilink source parent [–] squiblet@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago He would have thought the entire fediverse thing was fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThatGirlKylie@lemmy.world 44 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can’t. Aaron is dead. He killed himself while he being blindsided by the courts for downloading journals and educational materials that were being kept behind paid walls. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org -2 points 3 years ago F permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squiblet@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago He would have thought the entire fediverse thing was fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tmiwi@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago Yeah, but he also believed that child porn should be legal to distribute, so can't say he's my hero even though I respect a lot of his other views. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -22 points 3 years ago* (2 children) His name and a photo of him are right there on that page as a founder though. You're disgusted because someone didn't draw him as a cartoon? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] theharber@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Top half is a google search, the bottom is the Reddit website. Notice how the official website says "created by two friends." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Because Reddit was created by two people. Aaron was not involved in the starting of Reddit whatsoever. He didn’t come on board until Ycombinator basically forced a merge between Reddit and Infogami 6 months after Reddit launched. And he was fired within a year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Man, you people need to put the rage aside and actually read things other than posts. Between November 2005 and January 2006, Reddit merged with Aaron Swartz's company Infogami, and Swartz became an equal owner of the resulting parent company, Not A Bug.[36][37] Ohanian later wrote that instead of labeling Swartz as a co-founder, the correct description is that Swartz's company was acquired by Reddit 6 months after he and Huffman had started.[38] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Was it really 'acquired' as much as 'directed to be merged by Ycombinator investors'? Seems fair to add him as a co-founder since the merger became a new organziation "Not a Bug", and without him the site wouldn't exist in a state that allowed it grow quickly when the time came for Not a Bug to get bought out by Conde Nast in 2006... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Reddit the website already existed at that time though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is a link to what reference 38 since it didn't get included https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/status/93374221685755904?s=20 ATTN @nytimes Steve Huffman & I founded @reddit . We acquired Aaron Swartz's company infogami 6mos after we launched. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Acquired implies that they purchased infogami, when in reality they were merged into a new company by ycombinator, which made Aaron a founding partner... When reddit was bought by conde nast, his ownership was paid, and he became an employee, but he didn't like working for conde nast, so he basically got himself fired. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) This is an example of revisionist history on the part of the 'founders' of reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is it though? Please tell exactly how. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) https://sh.itjust.works/comment/1674832 It smells like he was more involved than Steve Huffman makes him out to be. Now don't get me wrong, we might never know, but I know that from here on out we shouldn't trust anyone who is spinning his legacy in any direction. And Reddit is doing exactly that currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago Aaron referred to himself as a founding partner, and in a reddit AMA, he was asked why he called himself a founder, and he explained how the two companies were merged together and he became a founding partner. He offered Steve Huffman to stop referring to himself as a founding partner at Steve's request. Steve never challenged Aaron's claim while he was alive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theharber@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) Top half is a google search, the bottom is the Reddit website. Notice how the official website says "created by two friends." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Because Reddit was created by two people. Aaron was not involved in the starting of Reddit whatsoever. He didn’t come on board until Ycombinator basically forced a merge between Reddit and Infogami 6 months after Reddit launched. And he was fired within a year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Man, you people need to put the rage aside and actually read things other than posts. Between November 2005 and January 2006, Reddit merged with Aaron Swartz's company Infogami, and Swartz became an equal owner of the resulting parent company, Not A Bug.[36][37] Ohanian later wrote that instead of labeling Swartz as a co-founder, the correct description is that Swartz's company was acquired by Reddit 6 months after he and Huffman had started.[38] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Was it really 'acquired' as much as 'directed to be merged by Ycombinator investors'? Seems fair to add him as a co-founder since the merger became a new organziation "Not a Bug", and without him the site wouldn't exist in a state that allowed it grow quickly when the time came for Not a Bug to get bought out by Conde Nast in 2006... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Reddit the website already existed at that time though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is a link to what reference 38 since it didn't get included https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/status/93374221685755904?s=20 ATTN @nytimes Steve Huffman & I founded @reddit . We acquired Aaron Swartz's company infogami 6mos after we launched. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Acquired implies that they purchased infogami, when in reality they were merged into a new company by ycombinator, which made Aaron a founding partner... When reddit was bought by conde nast, his ownership was paid, and he became an employee, but he didn't like working for conde nast, so he basically got himself fired. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Because Reddit was created by two people. Aaron was not involved in the starting of Reddit whatsoever. He didn’t come on board until Ycombinator basically forced a merge between Reddit and Infogami 6 months after Reddit launched. And he was fired within a year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Man, you people need to put the rage aside and actually read things other than posts. Between November 2005 and January 2006, Reddit merged with Aaron Swartz's company Infogami, and Swartz became an equal owner of the resulting parent company, Not A Bug.[36][37] Ohanian later wrote that instead of labeling Swartz as a co-founder, the correct description is that Swartz's company was acquired by Reddit 6 months after he and Huffman had started.[38] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Was it really 'acquired' as much as 'directed to be merged by Ycombinator investors'? Seems fair to add him as a co-founder since the merger became a new organziation "Not a Bug", and without him the site wouldn't exist in a state that allowed it grow quickly when the time came for Not a Bug to get bought out by Conde Nast in 2006... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Reddit the website already existed at that time though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is a link to what reference 38 since it didn't get included https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/status/93374221685755904?s=20 ATTN @nytimes Steve Huffman & I founded @reddit . We acquired Aaron Swartz's company infogami 6mos after we launched. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Acquired implies that they purchased infogami, when in reality they were merged into a new company by ycombinator, which made Aaron a founding partner... When reddit was bought by conde nast, his ownership was paid, and he became an employee, but he didn't like working for conde nast, so he basically got himself fired. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Was it really 'acquired' as much as 'directed to be merged by Ycombinator investors'? Seems fair to add him as a co-founder since the merger became a new organziation "Not a Bug", and without him the site wouldn't exist in a state that allowed it grow quickly when the time came for Not a Bug to get bought out by Conde Nast in 2006... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Reddit the website already existed at that time though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Reddit the website already existed at that time though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is a link to what reference 38 since it didn't get included https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/status/93374221685755904?s=20 ATTN @nytimes Steve Huffman & I founded @reddit . We acquired Aaron Swartz's company infogami 6mos after we launched. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Acquired implies that they purchased infogami, when in reality they were merged into a new company by ycombinator, which made Aaron a founding partner... When reddit was bought by conde nast, his ownership was paid, and he became an employee, but he didn't like working for conde nast, so he basically got himself fired. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Acquired implies that they purchased infogami, when in reality they were merged into a new company by ycombinator, which made Aaron a founding partner... When reddit was bought by conde nast, his ownership was paid, and he became an employee, but he didn't like working for conde nast, so he basically got himself fired. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago It seems like a philosophical question for you then. Do you consider Elon Musk a founder of Tesla? Similar thing, he was not part of it during the founding technically. I'm trusting the primary source of that tweet I linked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) This is an example of revisionist history on the part of the 'founders' of reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is it though? Please tell exactly how. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) https://sh.itjust.works/comment/1674832 It smells like he was more involved than Steve Huffman makes him out to be. Now don't get me wrong, we might never know, but I know that from here on out we shouldn't trust anyone who is spinning his legacy in any direction. And Reddit is doing exactly that currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago Aaron referred to himself as a founding partner, and in a reddit AMA, he was asked why he called himself a founder, and he explained how the two companies were merged together and he became a founding partner. He offered Steve Huffman to stop referring to himself as a founding partner at Steve's request. Steve never challenged Aaron's claim while he was alive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is it though? Please tell exactly how. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) https://sh.itjust.works/comment/1674832 It smells like he was more involved than Steve Huffman makes him out to be. Now don't get me wrong, we might never know, but I know that from here on out we shouldn't trust anyone who is spinning his legacy in any direction. And Reddit is doing exactly that currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago Aaron referred to himself as a founding partner, and in a reddit AMA, he was asked why he called himself a founder, and he explained how the two companies were merged together and he became a founding partner. He offered Steve Huffman to stop referring to himself as a founding partner at Steve's request. Steve never challenged Aaron's claim while he was alive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) https://sh.itjust.works/comment/1674832 It smells like he was more involved than Steve Huffman makes him out to be. Now don't get me wrong, we might never know, but I know that from here on out we shouldn't trust anyone who is spinning his legacy in any direction. And Reddit is doing exactly that currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago Aaron referred to himself as a founding partner, and in a reddit AMA, he was asked why he called himself a founder, and he explained how the two companies were merged together and he became a founding partner. He offered Steve Huffman to stop referring to himself as a founding partner at Steve's request. Steve never challenged Aaron's claim while he was alive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev -1 points 3 years ago Aaron referred to himself as a founding partner, and in a reddit AMA, he was asked why he called himself a founder, and he explained how the two companies were merged together and he became a founding partner. He offered Steve Huffman to stop referring to himself as a founding partner at Steve's request. Steve never challenged Aaron's claim while he was alive. permalink fedilink source parent
