Huh? These blockchain people talk like penny stock boiler room folks.
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#12Start a new company and exploit somebody else while earning all the big bucks and credit, that's how capitalism works.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also: "If Aeternity is going to use the technology invented, and they wont pay me to make their software secure, then my only way to get paid is by selling zero-day exploits for people who want to attack Aeternity."
The irony. He rants about the unethical behavior of his associates and then clearly states that he will himself engage in unethical behavior. The only thing this rant proves is that the ICO space is over run by ethically challenged scammers much like the Bitcoin ASIC space was 3 years ago.
Well... isn't that is whole thing about it? I mean, ICO is a vehicle for scams, just another way to nicely package a Ponzi scheme? This is why they exist.
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#14> that he did something to me that both scared and injured me. I no longer feel safe working with this person. I am walking with a limp a week later. OP is happy to spill some pretty high-level corporate beans, but not detail a physical assault... I don't really know what to take from this article in all honesty. I feel there's a lot being left unmentioned.
And instead of getting a lawyer to resolve this, he says he'll just 0-day exploits for it. Seems like a poor negotiation strategy to me.
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#15Did I read this correctly, he was physically assaulted? Can he not press for criminal charges? What's also interesting is I was approached by Aeternity at the end of June to join their team. Wonder if the timing coincided wtih the author's troubles
That was my thought. If anything, I would advise him not to sell 0-days out of spite and take the CEO to court.
He felt intimidated and left the continent before he felt he could talk about things. This is some crazy spook level shit.
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#16I'm not sure why the negative reaction to this post. I found it completely plausible and have no reason to doubt the author. It sucks that there are crappy people like this but unfortunately that's the real world. People will exploit you if you allow them to.
That said, threatening to sell exploits on the black market is a terrible way to fight back. Everything up to that point suggested the author had a case he could argue in court. If he does indeed proceed down that path he would likely find himself on the wrong side of the law.
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#17It seems to be a mistake on the author's part to allow himself to be exploited at first (working without having any of the promises in legal writing). It's unethical but not uncommon and alone wouldn't produce the outrage for an article detailing it.
The missing piece is why he doesn't feel pressing criminal charges and suing for IP is an option. The language seems to imply that the answer is for his physical safety. If he's writing this article because he feels safe enough to, then maybe he thinks battling in court requires people to be present and closes the distance safety net.
He's able to list pretty concretely his contributions but is suspiciously vague about the cause of his fear. I'm inclined to believe that it's because he might not think the public would unequivocally agree his fear is sound.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also: "If Aeternity is going to use the technology invented, and they wont pay me to make their software secure, then my only way to get paid is by selling zero-day exploits for people who want to attack Aeternity."
The irony. He rants about the unethical behavior of his associates and then clearly states that he will himself engage in unethical behavior. The only thing this rant proves is that the ICO space is over run by ethically challenged scammers much like the Bitcoin ASIC space was 3 years ago.
It may be ironic, however it's not unethical to engage in unethical behavior specifically against unethical actors.
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#19Why the author doesn't call out widely for assistance even if physically threatened/assaulted, but choosing to avoid all confrontations instead?
Passive behavioral trait. Shyness, unwillingness to engage in confrontation, I can empathize.
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#20> my only way to get paid is by selling zero-day exploits for people who want to attack Aeternity.
It sounds like a typical situation where a startup screws over a key early employee. Typically there are legal avenues to pursue if the author truly was taken advantage of. Threatening to sell 0-day exploits smells of immaturity and anger though. I'm not sure how the tech stack works or how long it was developed but $3.5MM to keep working there exclusively sounds either like the author insanely overvalues his work and skills or the technology is revolutionary in which case, they'll likely get huge and he could sue them for far more.