Post AnOr0Vc36Wv71N8FIO by veroandi@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AnOr0Vc36Wv71N8FIO by veroandi@mastodon.social
       2024-10-26T13:34:39Z
       
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       Sam Altman side by side with Aaron Swartz.I can't stop thinking about it. One was prosecuted by the US for downloading copyrighted data from 1 source for noble purposes, and committed suicide to avoid prison. The other is widely celebrated for doing this on a much larger scale.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnPxDPmasvFlaUYs6a by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2024-10-27T02:27:00Z
       
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       @veroandi The difference is obvious. One intended to make a lot of money.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnQerjFuCWAxark1WS by inscius@noauthority.social
       2024-10-27T10:36:06Z
       
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       @MissConstrue @n_dimension @veroandi Aaron's death was a shock. As for Altman in pic. Another that made "bad stuff" was Niklas Zennström. He was one of the founders of file sharing thingie Kazaa, but not prosecuted like the others in that sector. Maybe because he later started Skype and became rich and a darling for the establishment.