Reddit is Cringe | The Story of Why Reddit is Trash

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Ask people who were there. The owners and office people were posting about their business issues in comments just like these. This was 2005 or 2006. Was like one of the first big dramas I remember from early reddit.

But yeah, "Aaron Swartz critical to the internet" got a huge propaganda push, and now seems to be the official narrative. I wonder who was behind that.

Anyway, that and him killing himself rather than spend 3 months in prison were the two times I heard about him. I don't have a favorable impression.

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Huh, I didn't know any of that. Although Wikipedia says it was 6 months in prison if he took a plea admitting to 13 crimes. He didn't want to do that, instead facing a "maximum criminal exposure to 50 years of imprisonment and $1 million in fines."

Court wears you down even with far less serious charges, making the plea the smart deal but that leads to situations like Cosby where you can't tell if they plead because that's just how the system works, or if they were really guilty.

You're out on bond while fighting the charges which carries restrictions on it too, it's not like you're free, and infractions such as leaving the county, drinking, and even traffic tickets can be cause to revoke your bond. It's stressful.