- According to the Entertainment Software Association, piracy costs the industry eight billion dollars a year.
It's always a bit funny reading about srs internet bsns in publications isn't it? I mean, you're telling me a hacker is a bright, arrogant, socially awkward, young adult with gender essentialist and libertarian viewpoints, a possible drug dependency and problems with authority? I for one, am shocked. However, the worst part is always comments taken out of context.
Some wanted to rally around Hotz, and organize: “THIS IS MADNESS!!! HACKERS UNITE!!! GEOHOT WILL LEAD US INTO THE LIGHT!”
In some circles, the rebel leader was becoming a martyr. As one fan of Hotz’s posted: “geohot = savior of mankind.”
I mean come on. Clearly these were laced with snark. I can't even really tell if the second quote was actually in support of Hotz or making fun of his vocal supporters. So now I have to assume the author got it right, but when he deadpans terms like "rebel leader" and "martyr," well that makes me wonder even if it is The New Yorker.