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> “All the best hackers, all the best phreakers in the world, we don’t know who they are because they never got arrested. And they never went to prison. This is
by sam_goody 4y ago
> “All the best hackers, all the best phreakers in the world, we don’t know who they are because they never got arrested. And they never went to prison. This is why you don’t know who the best ones in the world are. This is the truth. Think about it.”
The closing comment in an interview with Susan Thunder [1].
That they got caught may just reflect their lack of experience at fraud. They re, after all, under thirty.
[1]: https://www.theverge.com/c/22889425/susy-thunder-headley-hackers-phone-phreakers-claire-evans https://www.theverge.com/c/22889425/susy-thunder-headley-hac...
- milleniall 4y agoIt could also be that they have gotten way with "smaller things" before, but now they have chewed on something just a little bit too big.
- kajecounterhack 4y agoExcept failed vs successful grifters, we _kind of_ know who they are because it's part of their personality. Like "successful" would be folks like Adam Neumann or Anthony Levandowski. Not sure if Trump counts -- maybe most of his wealth is inherited.