It should be noted that he was 16 when he wrote that. Most 16 year old are idiots in some way and Aaron later denounced what he had written in his blog.
Sorry to be lazy, but got a link for this? I’m not going to say I didn’t have some absolute shit takes in my teens, but if that was on my personal website I would at least throw an edit up there alongside it.
It should be noted that he was 16 when he wrote that. Most 16 year old are idiots in some way and Aaron later denounced what he had written in his blog.
And kept it for 10 years without making any changes or retracting it.
Stop fucking worshipping this guy as some kind of a martyr.
Sorry to be lazy, but got a link for this? I’m not going to say I didn’t have some absolute shit takes in my teens, but if that was on my personal website I would at least throw an edit up there alongside it.
I recall reading an article about it years ago but I can’t seem to find it anymore. It’s also not something I really want in my search history tbh…
I’ve already posted the link. All you need to do is scroll down and read what he’s written.
I was replying to the other person - looking for follow-up to see if Swartz’ opinion changed at all as his brain settled
Doesn’t seem that way tbh
Shame. I can appreciate everything else he’s done, but taken on its own I’ve got to agree that that’s a trash take