#6: John McAfee’s Final Tweets

The enigmatic figure that was McAfee founder John McAfee makes this list posthumously, in a way.

The software pioneer who was in prison in Spain awaiting extradition to the U.S. hanged himself in June, but left a series of curious tweets to be mulled over for weeks to come.

For example, this deep thought: “In a democracy, power is given not taken. But it is still power. Love, compassion, caring have no use for it. But it is fuel for greed, hostility,  jealousy… All power corrupts. Take care which powers you allow a democracy to wield.”

Go here to read more of McAfee’s final tweets and the full story behind his demise behind bars.