Aaron Swartz was eligible for 50 years in prison and a million dollar fine based on his computer crimes. That's fair too, right?
Y'all need some empathy and compassion. People are human, and make mistakes. The punishment should fit the crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz#Arrest_and_prosec...
You're using the absolute maximum prosecutors were threatening Swartz with in order to extract a plea deal. They would not have brought anything near that to trial had it gone to trial, much less convicted him on it. In fact, in your link, this is what he was offered: "During plea negotiations with Swartz's attorneys, the prosecutors offered to recommend a sentence of six months in a low-security prison".
The statute Swartz was charged under has also widely been recognized as flawed. Not the case with what Shkreli was charged with.
The allowance for empathy, compassion and mistakes are what lead to the (to you) unfair punishment that was given.
Poor judgment with minimal damage should not cost you a tenth of your life, or in Aaron's case, his entire life.