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A by now 50 year old hacker who finally decides to make his story public has lots of reasons to brag. The reason why I could never become a blackhat is my need
by sshine 5y ago
A by now 50 year old hacker who finally decides to make his story public has lots of reasons to brag. The reason why I could never become a blackhat is my need for affirmation. People who can do great intellectual work in the dark without anyone around them understanding or fully appreciating the effort involved have a different psychological profile, but they're still human. I really don't consider his bragging a bad side.
Bragging about how much money he has, however, seems both stupid and dangerous. I cringed when I heard about his wealth, on account of his own safety. If you own more than a few million bucks worth of Bitcoin, you better not say this.
- alephnan 5y ago> The reason why I could never become a blackhat is my need for affirmation. People who can do great intellectual work in the dark without anyone around them understanding or fully appreciating the effort involved have a different psychological profile THIS. I used to think doing a PhD is lonely, but even then you have venues to discuss your ideas. Even with esoteric or difficult topics, there is an opportunity to package it for the masses. E.g. physicists. I imagine it’s hard for hackers to even communicate with their significant others. This is not a topic you can go to school for and meet people who have the same context.
- adamsmith143 5y agoThings like Defcon definitely exist so its not like this is some completely unknown subculture with no connections to other people.
- twox2 5y agoDefcon hasn't really been much of a blackhat gathering since the early 00's. You have to go to south america, eastern europe, and asian conferences to make those kind of connections.