He was young, showed great promise, was clearly ahead of his age, everybody who knew him found him to be a genuinely nice and caring person...
Is it really that surprising that people are genuinely upset he took his own life after being harassed by the US government? This is a community that tends to dislike extreme prosecution, copyright laws and generally agrees with Aaron's ideology.
And on another note: Can HN not care about a guy without people saying we're "raising him to demi-god status"? With how often that accusation is thrown around, you'd think we have enough to sell our demi-god surplus to cults in need of more.
PS: The "I'll be downvoted for my contrarian idea but ..." stuff is for reddit, not here, tbh.
Is it really that surprising that people are genuinely upset he took his own life after being harassed by the US government? This is a community that tends to dislike extreme prosecution, copyright laws and generally agrees with Aaron's ideology.
And on another note: Can HN not care about a guy without people saying we're "raising him to demi-god status"? With how often that accusation is thrown around, you'd think we have enough to sell our demi-god surplus to cults in need of more.
PS: The "I'll be downvoted for my contrarian idea but ..." stuff is for reddit, not here, tbh.