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I think you give them too much credit. I think they just want power. It's seductive. Lawyers have power, Doctors have power, Hackers have power.
by nickthemagicman 12y ago
I think you give them too much credit.
I think they just want power. It's seductive.
Lawyers have power, Doctors have power, Hackers have power.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 12y agoReally good point, and on a related note, guys with guns and swords have power. Doesn't Kevin worry about getting kidnapped?
- nickthemagicman 12y agoViolence is short lived and easy to defend against. Knowledge is real power.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 12y agoSure, tell that to the lawyer that got eaten by the T-rex. Though what you say is probably the answer to why the threat of violence doesn't stop Mitnick. He seems to have good social skills or the knowledge of how to interact with people. He's probably selling shellshocked as a 0 day right now (though it's been out there a day or more already).