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I don't understand internet comments sometimes (reading comments on Aaron Swartz)

Posted by annadane (edited )

So I'm just browsing the internet when I should be asleep, and naturally I'm on Reddit. I've read a couple of topics about Aaron Swartz. Comments that get heavily upvoted are things like "the prosecution didn't kill him. he did." ... why does nobody realize this is an incredibly callous thing to say? What the fuck is wrong with people? Why is this acceptable? You'd think more people would take his side or at least be sympathetic.

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  1. gergir
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    It's probably easiest/safest for certain individuals to vent frustration anonymously. To me it's the equivalent of angry drunks yelling at no-one in particular on a streetcorner. Just be grateful...

    It's probably easiest/safest for certain individuals to vent frustration anonymously. To me it's the equivalent of angry drunks yelling at no-one in particular on a streetcorner. Just be grateful that's not you; they don't seem very happy.

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