[nkrisc]

Not sure I'd agree. I'm sure most people reading here at HN had some computer-related incident as a teenager that made them realize there could be real consequences goofing around with a computer. And I would guess of those that did, most heeded that warning.

[scott_w]

Yes, maybe these kids never learnt that lesson, for whatever reason. My point is that you can’t make this general claim:

> Young people have little fear of repercussion as they cant really fathom the consequences.

Clearly, young people can. Maybe these young people couldn’t, but that’s a different claim.