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Reading about a person like Hunter Moore is one of the rare times I'm very glad that Anonymous and their extra-judicial brand of justice exists. Cue The Dark Knight "hero we deserve" quote.
Off the top of my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/jessi-slaughter
I wouldn't expect much backlash from anonymous on this one.
And so what does adding addresses do? OK, it gives the submitter more of a feeling of power. For the average gawker...how many of them are going to get significant value from knowing the address? And OK, inevitably, there will be a few users who get "value" from the address, and these users will cause significant blowback towards your already over-the-top site. The only logical reason I can think of going this legally questionable (nevermind unethical) route is that he's afraid he's not getting enough attention as it is.
This seems more like a pathological desire for chaos and misery than any actual entrepreneurship.
Not to be a profit-motivated-douchebag here...but what's the point of this exactly? I mean, what value does adding addresses serve to the bottom line? The site will already draw traffic because: it's porn. There's already, I think in EVERYONE's opinion, sufficient schadenfreude from strangers' private photos being posted online. And so what does adding addresses do? OK, it gives the submitter more of a feeling of pow…
I honestly consider a person like Hunter, a true psychopath. After hearing the stories about him, he just reminds me of the joker in The Dark Knight. With that, the quote "Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn" fits him very well. It sickens me that someone can actually get such a head high over ruining other peoples lives. It also frustrates me so much because I saw first hand the pain and hopelessness he caused some of my innocent friends (the girls that had their pictures posted) over the content he had on his site. I will never understand a person like this and why they do the horrible things they do. :/
This guy is a scumbag.
Reading about a person like Hunter Moore is one of the rare times I'm very glad that Anonymous and their extra-judicial brand of justice exists. Cue The Dark Knight "hero we deserve" quote.
You do realize that anonymous and their 4chan originators have been doing this kind of thing for years, right? Off the top of my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/jessi-slaughter I wouldn't expect much backlash from anonymous on this one.
In my defense, I made it clear that I think this is one of those rare cases where Internet-vigilante justice is not only excusable, but possibly even noble. This man is a truly reprehensible human being, and may have found a way to continue to act in this way with impunity. If there is absolutely no recourse available to civil society, I really don't have a problem with him getting the worst Anonymous has to offer - which, let's face it, pales in comparison to what the state can dish out when it wants to.
In their defense, it seems like many of the high-profile, highly organized campaigns by Anonymous have been against worthy targets like drug cartels and cults, rather than some random vile post by some script kiddy on 4chan.
I could very easily see them going after this guy.
I mean, is this just straight up sadism? Is the guy just happy ruining stuff, a child knocking over blocks, except that he's in a grown man's body? Doesn't seem implausible, but I don't feel like I understand it any better.
Is it the money? A cold calculation? But he seems to be so happy about everything, and frankly, not bright enough for that. "I have nerds for days... I have nerds on nerds." Really?
Is he one of those that just can't back down from an argument? The article mentions he was recently in a physical fight. Maybe he did something jerky a long time ago, someone called him out on his jerkyness, and so he doubled down, was even jerkier, just to show that other guy. He did that a couple of times, just to prove he couldn't be called out on stuff and it became a habit. Now he's wired to seek out stuff that other people will react poorly to, because in some portion of his brain it translates to him winning an argument.
I like that third explanation the best, because there are parts of the behavior I can relate to. I can sort of understand how it could happen. But this guy is so far out there, I just have no idea. My own emotions are probably a really crappy guide for figuring out how that guy ticks.
I have quite a few friends (through the music industry) that know Hunter pretty well and have told me quite a few stories about him, his actions, his personality, etc. I also know a small handful of girls that had photos of themselves posted on his site IsAnyoneUp. And at one point, I was even almost referred to him to work on IsAnyoneUp, BUT I quickly made it obvious I wanted absolutely nothing to do with that type…
My guess?
Lulz
Seriously, this guy sounds like he's reveling in being the "bad guy", trolling for media attention and clicks.
We have all been trolled.
There was a profile on him a while back, and he came across as the biggest douchebag that ever lived but if he thinks he can get away with basically enabling stalking he's probably going to find out rapidly that he's not as sheltered under the law as he hopes.
I have quite a few friends (through the music industry) that know Hunter pretty well and have told me quite a few stories about him, his actions, his personality, etc. I also know a small handful of girls that had photos of themselves posted on his site IsAnyoneUp. And at one point, I was even almost referred to him to work on IsAnyoneUp, BUT I quickly made it obvious I wanted absolutely nothing to do with that type…
It would be nice to have a positive effect, but that often involves a lot of work.
So just have a negative effect. It's like griefers in online games.