[danuker]

Would you rat on your colleagues or accept 120 years in jail?

[prvit]

Sabu did much more than just rat on his colleagues.

If he had just ratted on his colleagues and was apologetic about it, he wouldn't get a fraction of the hate he does.

[danuker]

I rephrase then: would you do something other than what the feds ask you (malice-free compliance), when you have your freedom on the line?

[prvit]

Sabu never expressed any regret for his actions, to the contrary.

You don't have to be a bad guy to accidentally hit someone with your car while driving. But if you don't feel bad about it afterwards, you're probably a bad guy. If you go out of your way to point and laugh at the person you hit ...

[danuker]

The way I see it: there is no way an individual can win over an empire.

If one is engaging in activities to the detriment of said empire, they must consider the risk of being snuffed at any time, let alone betrayed.

See McAfee, Assange, and Snowden. Only Snowden had the OpSec not to get caught - by escaping the influence of the US.

[prvit]

>See McAfee, Assange, and Snowden. Only Snowden had the OpSec not to get caught - by escaping the influence of the US.

This is ridiculous. You're deliberately limiting your list to only fugitives that also choose to be celebrities at the same time.

[danuker]

And why would more obscure "bad guys" cover for each other?

How does the game theory change?

It does not. I perceive the penalties for losing a prisoner's dilemma are much larger than the potential payoff.

[ROTMetro]

No

[slim]

I would accept 120 years in jail

[naikrovek]

I think when faced with that reality that you might not be so sure.

[slim]

I think we should uphold courage as a value instead of cowardice

[naikrovek]

I am not upholding cowardice as a value and I don't know how you could believe I was, without imagining me saying things I have not said. that seems to be a thing here. "oh I know what this person is thinking" uh no, you don't.

anyway, the limbic portion of your brain is extremely loud and persistent, and principles do not matter to it. it is fight or flight with the limbic system (among other things).

I agree with you in principle, of course, but being human means that you sometimes make bad decisions when the shit hits the fan.