Yeah, sure, and Atwood has done what exactly to further our causes and rights?
Seriously, that article is a bunch of self-indulgent bullshit and Atwood cashing in on the suffering and suicide of an otherwise decent person.
EDIT:
Thanks for the downvotes.
Again, from the Atwood article:
"Play other, better moves – and consider your long game."
With the charges he was facing, there wasn't a long-term game. According to wikipedia, was looking at a total of 35 years in prison and $1M in fines. There is no long game there other than trying to invest in cigarettes and bars of soap and pocket radios. There are no better moves.
"I say this not as a person who wishes to judge Aaron Swartz."
Every time I read something like this, there's always an unstated "...but I totally am and will!".
I agree, what a terrible and childish thing for Atwood to write. Whenever he's strayed from restating others' programming aphorisms, I've found that I feel less for having read his essays.
Seriously, that article is a bunch of self-indulgent bullshit and Atwood cashing in on the suffering and suicide of an otherwise decent person.
EDIT:
Thanks for the downvotes.
Again, from the Atwood article:
"Play other, better moves – and consider your long game."
With the charges he was facing, there wasn't a long-term game. According to wikipedia, was looking at a total of 35 years in prison and $1M in fines. There is no long game there other than trying to invest in cigarettes and bars of soap and pocket radios. There are no better moves.
"I say this not as a person who wishes to judge Aaron Swartz."
Every time I read something like this, there's always an unstated "...but I totally am and will!".
The whole thing is kinda victim-blamey.