I used to to think you were kind of a fine guy pawel7777, your posts are usually pretty good. Since coming to this thread though my view has changed, along with some other users who have jumped on the bandwagon.
Ouch. Right in the feels.
Don't shoot the messenger bud, I literally only quoted the headline of the linked article. Unless you're referring to me calling his life miserable - then sorry, but I'm sticking to what I wrote. If you seek fulfillment through splashing money just to impress whores - you're doing something very wrong and deserve shaming, that's what a healthy society should do.
And I don't see his alleged autism as an excuse for holding him accountable. He was perfectly capable of making his own decisions.
You've made two threads about it. One in press, one here. Forwarding the news into press without personal judgement is fine....but adding his photos, shaming, and bullying him after he has already been apprehended and is paying the price for his choices? Why is that necessary? Is it really because that is what you think a healthy society should do? In your version of society that would mean that there is no room for people to
be human without their identity being permanently damaged, their emotions being permanently affected and makes the ability to be better severely hindered as the past would not be able to be left behind. I don't agree that a healthy society involves shaming. Shaming a 22 year old for hacking a marketplace that provided drugs, weapons, etc and living an unhealthy lifestyle onward from then, due to his upbringing, mental conditions, etc, after he has already paid the piper. Do you really think that is necessary, or healthy?
Sure you can say that you are just quoting headlines...but do you really agree with how mainstream media treat people? Do you hold the same values as mainstream media?
You can say that anyone is capable of making decisions. That doesn't mean that your judgement is correct. Unless one has heard from their experience and gained insight on their mind, no one should be able to judge.
He was just in the right place at the right time with a skill-set that was somewhat niche at the time, and made less than $100 from exploiting a hole.
Bruh. It was way more than that. 50k BTC at around $10 per coin, that's half a million.
I have read multiple things from multiple places. Either way, it was stolen from drug dealers, weapon providers, etc. Taking that money away from those kinds of people and leaving it in a popcorn tin, with some of it being used on this kids vices, probably did some positive for the world. In other words, were there really victims in this crime? Was more negative done, or more positive in the long term? That's a genuine question.
The saddest part about this thread is that if he had very average american-like looks, was not suspected of "autism" or whatever the crap people are saying here, then what other discussion would there be aside from the crime? The thread title "geeky" - the entire thread "nerd", "autism", etc. It's just pathetic.
He wasn't "suspected of autism," the article states he literally said in court he's autistic, was bullied as a child, and was using his wealth to attract women.
All the more reason to have some empathy, stop posting his photos, let the man do his time and then move on once he has served his time. Tying into what I said above, the crime itself probably served more positive for the world than it did negative. There's really no reason to treat this person the way you are both treating him. You should think about this from a different perspective, instead of condemning him for his issues and vices.
