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This might be niave of me, but couldn't he just accept his $50,000 a day and simply not read the hate he was getting? It's not like he has to go on the computer

This might be niave of me, but couldn't he just accept his $50,000 a day and simply not read the hate he was getting? It's not like he has to go on the computer every day - he could just do something else for a couple of weeks (at the most) until it all dies down and be $mucho better off. I spent longer than the three days he's supposed to have spent on my latest game[1] and I would love a response like he's got. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplyapped.calculate https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplyappe...

lewispollard 13y ago
From what I've heard the Vietnamese media went crazy trying to contact him, organise meetings, put his family into the media spotlight. Vietnam's still a communist state, don't forget - making this kind of money puts unwanted attention on him from state and from organised criminals in the area. I bet his family didn't want that kind of attention.
- sergiotapia 13y ago
  I'm betting this is the reason why he pulled the plug. I live in Bolivia and would hate this attention. People kidnap your family, criminals target you, etc.
ses 13y ago
Would you not be curious what people were saying about you and your app? And would it not be advantageous as an app developer to know the feedback you are getting and be able to improve your app? I think these are the sort of reasons combined with the fact that people are very resourceful and persistent in obtaining your contact details make it very difficult to just ignore what people are saying. But its a good point and with some effort you could probably mask your identity to some degree, the trouble is once one comment has really got to you, it doesn't really matter.
coldpie 13y ago
I don't know if it happened in this case, but it's not uncommon for the Internet Hate Machine to go after their targets offline, including phone calls, mail, and SWATting[1], or involving friends and family of the target. [1] http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/security-reporter-tells-ars-about-hacked-911-call-that-sent-swat-team-to-his-house/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/security-reporter-te...
jh3 13y ago
Yes, this is naive of you. "Hey person. You, the overwhelmed one in the corner, scared for your life. Here's a bucket of money. Stop being scared and overwhelmed. This bucket of money is good. Why are you so overwhelmed if you now have this bucket of money?" Does that sound stupid? That's basically what you're saying.
- angersock 13y ago
  Yeah, seconding this. It's really really easy to make those calls from the relative security of a day job or college, to look over at struggling entrepreneurs and say "But all you had to do was X...why didn't you do X?" It ain't that simple or striaghtforward or obvious when you're the one on the sharp end.
scott_s 13y ago
The author of the the linked post addresses this exact sentiment.

lewispollard 13y ago

From what I've heard the Vietnamese media went crazy trying to contact him, organise meetings, put his family into the media spotlight. Vietnam's still a communist state, don't forget - making this kind of money puts unwanted attention on him from state and from organised criminals in the area. I bet his family didn't want that kind of attention.

sergiotapia 13y ago
I'm betting this is the reason why he pulled the plug. I live in Bolivia and would hate this attention. People kidnap your family, criminals target you, etc.

ses 13y ago

Would you not be curious what people were saying about you and your app? And would it not be advantageous as an app developer to know the feedback you are getting and be able to improve your app? I think these are the sort of reasons combined with the fact that people are very resourceful and persistent in obtaining your contact details make it very difficult to just ignore what people are saying. But its a good point and with some effort you could probably mask your identity to some degree, the trouble is once one comment has really got to you, it doesn't really matter.

coldpie 13y ago

I don't know if it happened in this case, but it's not uncommon for the Internet Hate Machine to go after their targets offline, including phone calls, mail, and SWATting[1], or involving friends and family of the target. [1] http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/security-reporter-tells-ars-about-hacked-911-call-that-sent-swat-team-to-his-house/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/security-reporter-te...

jh3 13y ago

Yes, this is naive of you. "Hey person. You, the overwhelmed one in the corner, scared for your life. Here's a bucket of money. Stop being scared and overwhelmed. This bucket of money is good. Why are you so overwhelmed if you now have this bucket of money?" Does that sound stupid? That's basically what you're saying.

angersock 13y ago
Yeah, seconding this. It's really really easy to make those calls from the relative security of a day job or college, to look over at struggling entrepreneurs and say "But all you had to do was X...why didn't you do X?" It ain't that simple or striaghtforward or obvious when you're the one on the sharp end.

scott_s 13y ago

The author of the the linked post addresses this exact sentiment.