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I agree this bothers me to my core. Even the 22 year old hasn't developed a fully functional neocortex. I know it seems a little hypocritical of me for getting

by kolbe 6y ago

I agree this bothers me to my core. Even the 22 year old hasn't developed a fully functional neocortex. I know it seems a little hypocritical of me for getting sad when this happens to a young programmer and not an inner city gang member, but it does. To pull off a hack like this is indicative of these kids being intelligent, risky and bold. Yeah, they went where they shouldn't, but I personally think these are the types of people we need leading us into the future of science. It does us no good to keep rewarding sycophants with 4.0s and fellowships and tenure, but removing the "trouble makers" from the system.

newacct583 6y ago
> To pull off a hack like this is indicative of these kids being intelligent, risky and bold. Yeah, they went where they shouldn't They engaged in straight up fraud! It's not like they just pranked some folks, they tried to fool the world into sending them money. It's true the fraud didn't work that well (or rather, not in relation to the severity of the Twitter hack), but they still stole some $100kUS or whatever. You want those people LEADING us "into the future of science"?
- shadowgovt 6y ago
  > they tried to fool the world into sending them money Their mistake was they failed to call it a "series A funding round."
camjohnson26 6y ago
That attitude is exactly the problem though. These kids getting hit with a 30 year sentence bothers those of us who relate, when the same thing happens to young black inner city kids every day. Plenty of them are just as intelligent, risky, and bold as these kids but we throw them in prison for the best parts of their life without a second thought.
- lopmotr 6y ago
  That's violent crime though, which is more obviously bad, even to a teenager. If you're 17 and intentionally kill someone then your brain is broken and you should be kept away from innocent people forever unless you really have some delayed development that comes later.
  - scollet 6y ago
    Where did GP mention violent crime or killing people?
  - eschaton 6y ago
    Why do you assume black kids are being put away for violent crimes? Mostly it’s drug possession, and they get hit with years while a white kid caught for exactly the same drug and amount gets off with a warning “to avoid ruining his future.”
- ryanlol 6y ago
  > These kids getting hit with a 30 year sentence They will not get hit with a 30 year sentence.

by kolbe 6y ago

newacct583 6y ago

> To pull off a hack like this is indicative of these kids being intelligent, risky and bold. Yeah, they went where they shouldn't They engaged in straight up fraud! It's not like they just pranked some folks, they tried to fool the world into sending them money. It's true the fraud didn't work that well (or rather, not in relation to the severity of the Twitter hack), but they still stole some $100kUS or whatever. You want those people LEADING us "into the future of science"?

shadowgovt 6y ago
> they tried to fool the world into sending them money Their mistake was they failed to call it a "series A funding round."

camjohnson26 6y ago

That attitude is exactly the problem though. These kids getting hit with a 30 year sentence bothers those of us who relate, when the same thing happens to young black inner city kids every day. Plenty of them are just as intelligent, risky, and bold as these kids but we throw them in prison for the best parts of their life without a second thought.

lopmotr 6y ago
That's violent crime though, which is more obviously bad, even to a teenager. If you're 17 and intentionally kill someone then your brain is broken and you should be kept away from innocent people forever unless you really have some delayed development that comes later.
- scollet 6y ago
  Where did GP mention violent crime or killing people?
- eschaton 6y ago
  Why do you assume black kids are being put away for violent crimes? Mostly it’s drug possession, and they get hit with years while a white kid caught for exactly the same drug and amount gets off with a warning “to avoid ruining his future.”
ryanlol 6y ago
> These kids getting hit with a 30 year sentence They will not get hit with a 30 year sentence.