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Tributes to Aaron Swartz as users invoke his activism for dark times ahead
Original: I wonder how Aaron Swartz would deal with the very likely dark times ahead. We need more leadership like his. # AaronSwa
Comments are reviving the legacy of Aaron Swartz, the internet activist and programmer who died in 2013, with posters saying the world needs more leadership like his. The reflection ties Swartz's open-internet ideals to current concerns over big tech, artificial intelligence, far-right politics and climate change, wondering how he would respond to the difficult period ahead.
Why now: His legacy is being invoked as a symbol of resistance amid current worries about big tech, politics, AI and climate.
Evidence
- I wonder how Aaron Swartz would deal with the very likely dark times ahead. We need more leadership like his. # AaronSwartz # BigTech # FarRight # ClimateChange # AI · everton137@vivaldi.net · 2
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