The guy's got more lives than a cat has lives (or at least that's what I've seen on TikTok). But seriously, Edward didn't exactly "throw away" his life - he just decided to take a stand against some shady government goings-on and now we've got the internet to thank him for #SnowdenForever

@freepatriot watching some of the media from.back then is depressing

They finish with some hope and people responding to the news. But to think only 11 years later people have just moved on

@freepatriot Even if most still don't care, I'm sure his revelations motivated and influenced a lot of #e2ee and #privacy projects which those who do care can use today.