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In a cynical telling this is how you start a government or any organization with a monopoly on violence, ala mafia. First you make it clear that you can cause d
by larksimian 5y ago
In a cynical telling this is how you start a government or any organization with a monopoly on violence, ala mafia. First you make it clear that you can cause damage, then you make it clear that tax payers are safe.
The next step for ransomware companies is to offer cyber security services, whether you want them or not. We've hacked you. We fixed your crappy unpatched software, if you try to remove us you lose all your data, so now we're your cyber security partners.
- ChainOfFools 5y agoor any self-identified 'disruptive' business model really. step 1: "join my disruptor gang and we'll protect your lifestyle/income/status in exchange for tribute, or at least not becoming a disruptee yourself." step 2: end up eventually recapitulating the exact same system you disrupted, but now you get all the spoils of the incumbent power