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These fragments's avatar

This is lovely

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Eudoxia's avatar

beautiful, thank you. So terribly sad what happened.

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John Quiggin's avatar

Such a loss to the world, and our corner of it in particular

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Dave Karpf's avatar

This was especially well-put. Thank you, Henry.

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Rick Perlstein's avatar

P.S.: a little correction. I didn't HAVE no stinking web site when Aaron came around!

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Henry Farrell's avatar

Will correct (apologies for bad memory!)

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Rick Perlstein's avatar

Preach.

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Renate Kreil's avatar

Dear Henry Farrell!

We realized art projects under the title "aaron´s law" in 2023. Take a Look. https://www.netart.cc/aarons-law

It would like to set a link to your article in our website. I hope you agree.

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Stregoni's avatar

Would historical studies of French salons be relevant to the concept of scenius? Partially as historical background, partially as possible guidance for cultivating scenes.

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Judi Morgan-Fuller's avatar

Aaron Swartz died out of fear for his friends. If the government could do what they did to him, they could do it to his friends. We lost a genius who could have been used today.

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Miguel's avatar

This is the same strategy followed by the Peter Thiels and David Sacks of the world: use tech to amplify others message and ideas that aligns with their owns. For better or (arguably) for worse

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