In the documentary, Swartz differs from fellow programmers because he didn’t allow money to influence his way of life or work ethics. After Swartz moved to San Francisco and start working at Condenast, his life took a turn. First, he was given a computer that had programs installed by Condenast. However, Swartz wasn’t allowed to add anything else limiting himself. As mention, in the documentary, “which to developers is outrageous.”  He had different ideas compared to others, he was politically oriented. It was said that Swartz hated the corporate life and majority of his colleague had the same perspective. However, Swartz was the one to take a stand against this corporation by intentionally getting himself fired. He was leaving the things that made him famous and well-loved. He was at risk of letting down fans.

Swartz states, “you should always be questionable” and not confined to standards of society. In a sense that is how he lived his life by taking a scientific approach to life, which contributed to his success as a programmer. As an activist, Swartz realized that there are real problems in the world and if he could do something to help fix that, he was going to help at any way he can. He focused his attention and work on making public information more available to the public.  As a result, for every book ever published he wanted to have a web page that made it easier for the public to find information. Swartz believed that “books are our cultural legacy. Hence, this aspect of  his life was significant the development of how information is shared today.

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