[InclinedPlane]

Anonymous is existentially committed to "lols". They have the power to commit cyberwarfare on an amazing scale (think about China's intrusions into google, data breaches at RSA and ssl certificate authorities, as well as things like stuxnet). But that doesn't fit their goals and culture.

[xp84]

Psh. They have no goals other than basically, getting back at the bullies who made fun of them back in high school (or in some cases, are still making fun of them in high school).

Having other people be scared of and by them is very obviously their goal based on their rhetoric. They pick random "missions" and make demands, but it's about obtaining compliance based on fear, not about a "philosophy" or "culture."

This is typical because since they were abused and made fun of, and constantly in fear as children, they think that's how you "win"--to be bigger and badder and stronger. Now they have found a way to be seen as big and scary without having to be attractive, strong, and popular like their former enemies--all this takes is...fingers, very rudimentary knowledge of technology (or at least the ability to read and follow directions). They also exploit the fact that so many people are clueless about technology--even the ones entrusted with securing access to systems.