In his article “Aaron Swartz, Coder and Activist, Dead at 26,” (2013) Kevin Poulsen seems to imply that Aaron’s depression and recent suicide was a result of his desire to provide the public with documents that he felt should be available free of charge. Although many seemed to think of Aaron as a bright coder with worthy causes, his illegal activity at MIT prompted an arrest and a pending trial. Poulsen’s purpose for this article was to show that what Aaron was doing was illegal in order to show other activists that illegal activity is not the best answer. Poulsen seems to have a broad audience; trying to reach any other activists and also trying to set the record straight to all readers.
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