Topic: Jstor

The conversation turns to the legacy of Aaron Swartz, the activist who liberated millions of academic articles from JSTOR. Wilkerson expresses skepticism regarding Swartz's reported suicide, suggesting he may have accessed sensitive video data involving powerful figures. The segment highlights the connections between the MIT Media Lab, Bill Gates, and Jeffrey Epstein, framing Swartz's actions within the broader hacker ethos of decentralizing information.

The life and tragic death of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz are detailed, focusing on his role in building Reddit's core infrastructure. The guest discusses Swartz's arrest for downloading scientific papers from MIT/JSTOR and the subsequent federal pressure that led to his alleged suicide. Magnora7 notes that setit.net is one of the few sites still using the open-source Reddit code that was closed off in 2015.