The Desertification of Humanity is Well Underway
No forest can survive without the floor.
There’s an old myth floating around that says people are motivated by money. Some people would sell their soul for vast riches. Depending on their intestinal fortitude, some will design weapons, some will sell them, and some will use them, for just for a few dollars more. Some will write laws for money. Some will hack computers for money. All of those groups appear to be motivated by money.
There’s an interesting and verified story of people at multiple law enforcement agencies around the world, doing their work for something other than money: the joy of learning a skill and applying it to solve a problem. It’s worth noting that in this story, bragging rights is an important motivation. From “After years of losing, it’s finally feds’ turn to troll ransomware group”, 2/20/24:
The top-notch trolling came after authorities from the US, UK, and Europol took down most of the infrastructure belonging to LockBit, a ransomware syndicate that has extorted more than $120 million from thousands of victims around the world. On Tuesday, most of the sites LockBit uses to shame its victims for being hacked, pressure them into paying, and brag of their hacking prowess began displaying content announcing the takedown. The seized infrastructure also hosted…
