[iamleppert]

Agreed. And did you see how he died his hair and changed his look to be more edgy when he got all this media attention? It's like he is playing some role and maximizing his media exposure. This is the behavior of a sociopath.

It really is looking more and more like the real story here is about a guy that tried to usurp his puppet masters with a technique that was likely oversold and probably couldn't really deliver what he claimed it could do, based on his limited understanding of machine learning and statistics.

The next best thing in his twisted mind is to become a "national hero", probably taking a card from Julian Assange and various other whistleblowers. I do think that most whistleblowers have positive intentions and what they do, they are doing for public good, not for notoriety or personal celebrity. However, I don't really feel that to be the case with Christopher Wylie. In his interviews he definitely gives me a strange gut feeling and I'm glad to see I'm not alone in this sentiment. I'm sure we will find out more facts about him as this whole thing continues to unfold, but I'm not holding my breath as to his intentions.

The silver lining in all of this is that Facebook and others will be forced to treat privacy seriously for a change, and its always good to have this conversation front and center for a change.

[totalZero]

To be fair, it is wise to think critically about one's own appearance when faced with a large amount of media attention.

[jacquesm]

I don't think he thought critically.

[kbenson]

Or, he thought critically, just not about the stuff we would think a good actor would think about. Which is sort of the problem, and would explain why people are put off.

[jonny_eh]

I think he sees himself more like a Snowden than an Assange. The former being a true whistleblower, the latter, well…

[harryh]

It's just pure coincidence that the former is now living in Moscow under the protection of the Russian government.

[bigiain]

And the latter has had his internet access cut off by his gracious hosts for his repeated petulant outbursts...

[olleromam91]

The smugness in each of the interviews I've watched is pretty hard to ignore.