[jobu]

> Above a certain threshold, every veneer of civilization vanishes no matter what the country (some have a higher threshold than others).

> At this level, only power matters. And the first rule of power is: Don't embarrass the powerful unless you can call on a lot of power to defend yourself.

Steven Donziger is another great example of this rule: https://theintercept.com/2020/01/29/chevron-ecuador-lawsuit-...

Chevron has decided to make an example of him by ruining his life in return for a $9.5 billion judgement he won against them in Ecuador.

[pwillia7]

Whatever happened to our benevolent anonymous hacker groups that were supposed to be so organic and decentralized they could never be ended?

[dmoy]

They never got law degrees with which to pursue judgments in court. Turns out it's hard to pass the bar while remaining anonymous.

[e12e]

War on terror?

[jazzyjackson]

probably got caught hacking something else for fun and profit, e.g. lulzsec