The Internet's Own Boy

documentary

Heartbreaking account of the life and trials of Aaron Schwartz, internet and overall genius who wanted to make the world a better place, and did in many ways until he was cut down by a rabid prosecutor, a corrupt institution (MIT) and a ruling class that feared and loathed the widespread availability of publicly paid-for information.

Even the laws which supposedly govern the peoples' behavior are kept behind a paywall for the benefit of private profiteers.

The rot runs deep. But visionaries like Schwartz create cracks in the 1% armor - that's how the light gets in.

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