Nathan Dyer3d ago

Aaron Swartz joined the RSS working group when he was 13. At 15 he became a foundational member of Creative Commons. He was working on precursors to markdown at 16.

We should not be locking young people out of our communities and keeping them away from digital tools that can open doors for them, expand their knowledge, sharpen their skills, and help them grow into well-rounded adults.

Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑3d ago
@nathandyer
And especially we shouldn't be charging them with felonies for trivial shit.
:-(
Show threadarclight2d ago
@brouhaha @nathandyer Why couldn't he have been an upstanding citizen like his classmate Sam Altman who has never stolen anything ever.
Show threadThe Doctor
@arclight @brouhaha @nathandyer Sarcasm acknowledged.
May 11 at 4:26pmWeb
Show threadarclight2d ago
@drwho @brouhaha @nathandyer It still makes me very sad that we have a culture and industry that elevates grifters over the public-minded. It's not just That Darned Capitalism, it's the whole bro coattail-riding Very Opinionated About Technical Minutiae (and Willfully Obtuse About Everything Else) culture that makes up SO and Elon's fanbase.
Show threadThe Doctor2d ago

@arclight @brouhaha @nathandyer Myself as well. At the same time, nuance and empathy are considered harmful (if not dangerous).

It makes me sad.