“The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz"

The video about the life of Aaron Swartz expresses an inconformity by many people because of the oppression exerted over Aaron. Since he was a baby he seemed to be a genius, he had a privileged mind. When a child he surprised his beloveds and family with his extraordinary mathematical abilities. Once he discovered his fascination about computers and technology. He was very interested in programming and on the internet. When he was 13 he participated on a committee to develop what now a days is known as RSS, basically it was a web standard to manage the content that is shared via web. His ability impressed all of his mates when they realized that the person that has been working among them all of the time developing RSS Was just a boy of almost fourteen.

Aaron was full of dreams and ideals and he’s whole life fought in order to preserve them and show the world there was a chance to be better. He wanted a better world for everyone, a world where knowledge was available of every person, world where information doesn’t belong to great companies but to every person that wants to use it.

Aaron was accused by the American authorities of commit crimes. The authorities were pressured by those great companies that manage the information. Aaron was a programming genius distinguished from other great figures on the fact that he wasn’t looking for personal profit or making money. There was a reason that Aaron were subject of such a pressure and it was making him an example for all of the people that would try to make something like he did.

It’s sad to think about on the corruption and impunity that we live with day by day and see how the powerful people control the law and are capable of hurting anyone when their interests seem to be affected. Aaron Swartz life must be an inspiration for all of us involved in technological issues. Sadly his story is not well known and that’s why I think that resources like this must be more promoted.