A Japanese cyber-security expert who defended basic decency was stabbed to death

Re:A Japanese cyber-security expert who defended basic decen... by learc83 on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:03PM (#17428187)

It's no surprise when almost half of the voters in the country voted for a man who's personal motto is "get even".

"Get even with people. If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. I really believe it."

"When you’re in business, you get even with people that screw you. And you screw them 15 times harder."

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Re:A Japanese cyber-security expert who defended basic decen... by leesalminen on Friday June 29, 2018 @09:28PM (#17429016)

Should you not stand up for yourself in business?

Anecdotally, I was screwed once in a business. I didn’t retaliate. Same thing happened a second time because this person knew I wouldn’t react.

I won’t let it happen again.

Edit:: to be clear, I’m talking 7-figure screwed, not “this person was mean to me”.

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Re:A Japanese cyber-security expert who defended basic decen... by learc83 on Friday June 29, 2018 @10:26PM (#17429176)

So you learned your lesson and you've made sure to devote a significant portion of your resources to getting your revenge?

There's a difference between not letting someone take advantage of you and spending significant time repaying every perceived slight 10 fold. Even iterative prisoners dilemma shows that without forgiveness a tit for tat strategy dissolves into an endless cycle of vengeance.

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