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Re:Searching for Susy Thunder by JKCalhoun on Thursday January 27, 2022 @07:06AM (#30099508)
Also sums up what always puts me off these "notorious phone phreaks". It's always someone, usually emotionally stunted, riding some kind of power trip. Certainly never anyone I would admire.

I suppose I shouldn't be so judgmental, they often seem to have pretty fucked up childhoods and are no doubt a product of that. I just don't see any good that comes from idolizing them.

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Re:Searching for Susy Thunder by karmakurtisaani on Thursday January 27, 2022 @12:40PM (#30103514)
I always feel kind of sad for all the lost potential due to bad childhood conditions. I imagine the types of Bill Gates could easily have been one of these kind of hackers under less favourable conditions.
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