Computers will be able to do all the mundane tasks in our daily lives. Aaron Swartz More Quotes by Aaron Swartz More Quotes From Aaron Swartz The adults were completely wrong. Aaron Swartz relatableadults Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy. Aaron Swartz refusecopiesgreed What is "this drive"? It's the tendency to not simply accept things as they are but to want to think about them, to understand them. To not be content to simply feel sad but to ask what sadness means. To not just get a bus pass but to think about the economic reasons getting a bus pass makes sense. I call this tendency the intellectual. Aaron Swartz sadnessmeanthinking Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously. Aaron Swartz technologylightworld I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age. Aaron Swartz livedrivingmy-ownage The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community. Aaron Swartz librarybuildingcommunityworld Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less. Aaron Swartz largelawsanythinggreed I was around computers from birth; we had one of the first Macs, which came out shortly before I was born, and my dad ran a company that wrote computer operating systems. I don't think I have any particular technical skills; I just got a really large head start. Aaron Swartz computersstartthinkdad Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused. Aaron Swartz talkgovernmentpowerway Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet. Aaron Swartz opensenatechampioninternet Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer email, I write a little bit. Aaron Swartz smallmesmall-thingsquiet At the end of the day, we have an economy that works for the rich by cheating the poor, and unequal schools are the result of that, not the cause. Aaron Swartz end-of-the-daydayrichcheating Seriously, who really cares how long the Nile river is, or who was the first to discover cheese? How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone? Instead, we need to give kids projects that allow them to exercise their minds and discover things for themselves. Aaron Swartz riverseriouslyexerciselong Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide variety of subjects. Writing so much text is difficult, but doing all the background research seems impossible. Aaron Swartz jobgreatyouresearch What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book - a key part of our planet's cultural legacy. Aaron Swartz librarylegacyimportantbook Say yes to everything. Aaron Swartz yessayeverything Assume nobody else has any idea what they're doing, either. Aaron Swartz eitheranynobodydoing There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously. Aaron Swartz publishwantstuffpeople When I go to a library and I see the librarian at her desk reading, I'm afraid to interrupt her, even though she sits there specifically so that she may be interrupted, even though being interrupted for reasons like this by people like me is her very job. Aaron Swartz jobmelibrarypeople Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse. Aaron Swartz myselflooktruthpeople
