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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Reddit@lemmy.world · 11 days ago

Aaron is no longer considered as cofounder by reddit. He fought for free speech.

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Aaron is no longer considered as cofounder by reddit. He fought for free speech.

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    Although Aaron was instrumental in reddit’s success, he wasn’t a founder. He became part of reddit after reddit merged with infogami after a year or so of reddit being founded. therefore not a founder.

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      That’s not how that works. Famously McDonald’s and Tesla for example.

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        Musk isn’t a founder of Tesla

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          https://web.archive.org/web/20201115134134/https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/

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            Lol the definition of words don’t change just because a court said Musk is allowed to call himself that (after being sued by one of the actual founders). Not exactly a good look.

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              Sure buddy

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                Lol am I wrong?

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      It’s a definition thing.

      You are correct Aaron wasn’t instrumental in creating reddit (Which most would agree is a prerequisite to being considered a founder I presume.), his company got grafted to it and he was given a founder title.

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        So the comment above you is wrong

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          Again, depends on how you define founder. In the real sense, he’s not. In the legal sense, he is. Per Aaron’s reddit account-

          https://old.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/1octb/reddit_cofounder_aaron_swartz_discusses_how_he/c1oewi/

          One of the points of the merger was that we would all call ourselves co-founders, so that’s what I’ve been doing. I’d be happy to stop if that’s what Steve and Alexis wanted, though.

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      sounds like a founder in all but name, so what if he came a year later, the intent to leave him out is clear considering they were willing to before.

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