Re:Ebay-style attacks (Score 1)

Wow, you certainly are a fine thinker, man. I'm really moved by your profound analysis, and I'd say your knowledge of world economics and politics derives from playing too much Warcraft. You mix things as if you were making some economical Mint Julep. No matter how I concentrate, I cannot think of a programmer in so dire "life threatening conditions" as to do a hackjob in exchange for some potatoes for supper. In India, for example, programmers are certainly paid less than in the US, but they are paid nonetheless, and they're hardly "starving". The very requirements of knowledge that programming has make programmers a more or less well paid "elite", in any country. Hacking is also done sometimes for "political" or "economical" reasons, but mostly just for the kicks of it. Most hackers are kids, usually in the first world countries, that have too much time, a computer in front of them, and enough boredness in their lifes as to think bringing down some computer is a funny thing. Third world kids are hardly that motivated. They have to, as you say, take care of their "life threatening" problems. Also, I'll think very unintelligently of anyone that puts Russia (or France, for that matter) in the thirld world. Of course, Russia's economy has suffered a lot lately, but it remains a powerful country and economy, with loads of resources and human potential. And I'm not Russian, anyway. And, lastly, ethics are not proportionate to wellness, nor does integrity. Wallets are accessories to human beings, not the other way around.