"Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves."

β€” Aaron Swartz (Guerilla Open Access Manifesto, 2008)

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Swartz understood this 16 years ago. Nostr is the answer he was building toward. Uncensorable, permissionless information that no one can gate. This is exactly why we’re here.

Man, it’s so unfortunate his life ended so short. Madness.

Here we are indeed!

I know.

he is with us, in spirit

I'd like to think he would have loved nostr.

Yes.