[meetups323]

> If he has the money, fleeing before charges were laid was probably even rational, as there is no reason to expect the legal system is equipped to deliver justice in something so new.

Except what's next? Live in hiding in a foreign country? Craft a new identity and find new chains to exploit? I suppose 18 years old is a good time to learn that you can have all the money in the world, but it won't do shit for you if you can't spend time with the people you want to.

I'd wager this individual could get much more satisfaction out of developing novel, interesting mathematics that do actual good for humanity, surrounded by a group of like minded high performing individuals. But he seems to have thrown hopes of that out the window. It's sad, really.

But I'm perhaps projecting.

[motohagiography]

Regarding these like minded high performing individuals surviving in institutions - after a couple of sigmas and making some money, it can become difficult to value their esteem. Canada is full of people who have fled their home countries with their money, foreign capital flight drives our entire real estate and supercar markets, wealthy fugitives as a lifestyle choice are probably more common than we expect.