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> The ones that went too deep into the black-hat world are divorced, can't hold down an apartment, let alone a stable job. Have been swatted, raided, electronic
by robocat 2y ago
> The ones that went too deep into the black-hat world are divorced, can't hold down an apartment, let alone a stable job. Have been swatted, raided, electronics confiscated, and are failures in life
Can you share your opinion on whether (A) its a moral choice, or (B) there's a selection process for going to uni and choosing a normal life or (C) all people that try blackhat end up with deeply shitty outcomes, or (D) make a suggestion for outcome cause.
It isn't clear what influence is needed to help someone avoid the shitty outcomes.
- morkalork 2y agoI don't believe it's a moral choice, rather I would chalk it up to a lack of impulse/self control that causes the negative outcomes in every dimension. Could they have gone to university? Yeah, they were smart but they weren't interested in school work so that door closed on them fast. That's the self-control. I can't say if what I witnessed in my friend group generalizes, for every burnout hacker there could be 10x as many who are wildly successful and are never caught. By definition we'd never know how many there are. I guess an equivalent question is: My son is learning to drive, and he's discovered that speeding and driving on the edge, maybe even recklessly, is fun. How do I get them to straighten out before they do something stupid like street racing, or driving under the influence, and getting into an accident or arrested? Same answer: self control and impulse control.