On his radio show yesterday, Dennis Prager said he did not understand why people made malicious computer viruses. What’s the thrill?<\/p>\n
I might be a bad person, because I immediately know the answer to this question. <\/p>\n
Making viruses that hurt thousands of computers makes a person feel significant. He thinks, wow, I took down all these people.<\/p>\n
It’s the same reason that people light forest fires, put poison in aspirin, and wreak general havoc. It’s the same reason Hitler and other leaders wanted to conquer the world — it makes you feel like a big shot.<\/p>\n
When my website is down, I feel like I have lost a lot of my power. My sense of self is so weak, I rely heavily on these external things. I can’t be happy in just myself. I have to accomplish things. I have to have influence and readers and fans. Attention is my substitute for love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On his radio show yesterday, Dennis Prager said he did not understand why people made malicious computer viruses. What’s the thrill? I might be a bad person, because I immediately know the answer to this question. Making viruses that hurt … Continue reading