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Funny how Aaron Swartz isn't mentioned in this video about reddit by CNBC. (www.youtube.com)
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[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

He was well known, yes, but for other things - he was rarely mentioned in relation to working on or helping to create reddit. The idea that he basically founded reddit seems to be something that people decided 3-4 years ago.

[–] kamenoko@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He rewrote the backend of Reddit, how is that not a big part?

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

He had a major role in the creation of reddit, yes. However, it’s become a thing to act as if he founded it by himself and the current CEO refuses to give him credit. While he worked with them very early on, Swartz wasn’t an original founder of reddit.

[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

He's become a zombie mascot for dissing reddit.