American - Businessman | November 8, 1986 - January 11, 2013
I'm not such a nuisance to the world, and the kick I get out of living can, I suppose, justify the impositions I make on it. But when life isn't so fun, well, then I start to wonder. What's the point of going on if it's just trouble for us both? My friends will miss me, I am told.
Aaron Swartz
LifeI AmFunMeWorldStart
Computers will be able to do all the mundane tasks in our daily lives.
DailyComputersWillMundaneAble
Say yes to everything.
SayEverythingYes
Assume nobody else has any idea what they're doing, either.
DoingNobodyAssumeIdeaEitherAny
I was around computers from birth; we had one of the first Macs, which came out shortly before I was born, and my dad ran a company that wrote computer operating systems. I don't think I have any particular technical skills; I just got a really large head start.
StartComputersThinkBornSkills
There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.
PeopleWantPublishStuff
When I go to a library and I see the librarian at her desk reading, I'm afraid to interrupt her, even though she sits there specifically so that she may be interrupted, even though being interrupted for reasons like this by people like me is her very job.
JobPeopleMeReadingLibraryGo
Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse.
TruthMyselfPeopleLookMoreSeem
Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone? Instead, we need to give kids projects that allow them to exercise their minds and discover things for themselves.
RiverHelpExerciseLongCheese
I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age.
LiveAgeDrivingDistanceMy Own
Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
WorkPeopleFriendsCountWouldWho
Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds.
SchoolStrongInternetChoiceNever
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