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Aaron Swartz
'Aaron Swartz was the person /g/ wishes they could be. He co-created Creative Commons at the age of 12, RSS at the age of 13, Reddit at the age of 15, and one of the primary reasons why SOPA did not pass. He committed suicide in 2013 due to illegal government surveillance on himself, as well as a number of made-up charges.
See Also
The MIT Controversy - The Controversy of MIT resulting in his suicide, and alleged chanrges