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Re:“Play-to-Earn” and Bullshit Jobs by stnikolauswagne on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @04:35PM (#29718530)
For those interested, here is a pretty well produced video on the situation:

https://youtu.be/4ELRFROUf64

One thing that was left out in your summary is how jacmob was hired: Shortly after the Bot Nuke he showed up at the annual convention of Jagex and showed off his (still working) new Bot to the one of the heads of Jagex, who ended up hiring him.

Re:“Play-to-Earn” and Bullshit Jobs by wswope on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @05:45PM (#29719217)
OH MY GOD. Thank you, sincerely, for the link!!

I left out the hiring story because it sounds so apocryphal I was sure I’d made it up or was embellishing my memories. So much niche drama I’d completely forgotten about.

Re:“Play-to-Earn” and Bullshit Jobs by webinvest on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @05:35PM (#29719132)
The Youtuber Colonello also has a lot of good videos on this topic