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I'm just thinking of cases where a country takes over and exiles the old army, and it's seen the rise of various terrorist groups as you've essentially left a bunch of military trained, often zealouse, young men without a career. Could a similar thing happen with Cyber?

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[–] Krono@lemmy.today 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As an unemployed CS grad, I think most of us understand the risks of cybercrime. Developing an illegal platform that generates enough income to live off of, while avoiding the authorities and living in a first world nation, is something very few people can pull off.

What I see in my unemployed peers is a proclivity to simply give up. For many this means rotting in their parents basement, for many others it means suicide. The ones who continue to struggle through dead-end jobs openly display violent fantasies, sexual depravity, support for fascism, and other deeply concerning antisocial behavior.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Arguably the last bit is more dangerous....

My crashout plan is to become a priest

[–] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does that not fall under sexual depravity?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It was a joke about priests and their apparent prediliction for kids