> Yeah, that was my takeaway too. I have never watched looters on TV and wished I were there with them looting. You've never seen some slimey techbro that know

> Yeah, that was my takeaway too. I have never watched looters on TV and wished I were there with them looting. You've never seen some slimey techbro that knows 10% of what you do technically go on to make million on a more or less worthless app/product/etc? Knowing that what they sold was basically snake oil and now they will never have to work again while you trudge along for the rest of your life "doing the right thing"? If so, you are basically a saint if you have not considered the grifter path. Or whatever similar situation applies to you. I doubt you are the type who would benefit greatly in social status by having a bunch of new sneakers like the example was. The point of the article is we're making grifting more profitable than honest work, and this is a pattern I've been noticing for since I've been alive. Strange only now folks seem to be noticing. The other point you made was "fear of getting caught" which is simply not a part of the calculation for many in some cities any longer. This part is rapidly eroding into a joke in many communities, and lets just say most do not share your moral and ethical compass but do (so far) share a fear of getting caught.