Today has been a strange day. I've spent a lot of it thinking about this man.
I don't share his taste in sunglasses, but I like some of what he said. In particular, these words:
"There's something deeper than making money off stuff. Being a part of creating stuff for the universe is awesome."
Ilya Zhitomirskiy was one of the co-founders of Diaspora*, the social network which, in his words, won't "tell you that sharing and privacy are mutually exclusive."
He died at the weekend. He was 22 years old. Some reports are suggesting he took his own life.
His last public post on Diaspora*, at 01:10 UTC on 7 Nov, was a re-share of this animated gif, originally posted by someone else.
I joined Diaspora* only a couple of weeks ago, and despite knowing practically nothing about him, apart from seeing his public posts, his death has affected me much more than it 'should'. Maybe that's an indication of whatever it is that makes Diaspora* unique.
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