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Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

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242 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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ToucanLoucan ◴[18 Nov 24 01:04 UTC] No.42168777[source]▶
Okay so like, genuinely not trying to do a "back in my day" fuckin thing here, but also: what the fuck is wrong with kids? Back when I was coming up, pranking at it's absolute worst was like, filling a dudes shoes with yogurt in the locker room, or like, putting plastic bugs in people's desks n shit. Why the fuck are teenagers trying to get each other murdered by cops!?
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1. sukispeeler ◴[18 Nov 24 01:19 UTC] No.42168863[source]▶
I feel like its partly due to our cultural shift for visual media, gags HAVE to be more extreme to get engagement. Back in the day you'd tell the tale to your friends and you could embellish it. Now it's everyone trying to emulate Paul Brother's content to get the reach to FINALLY BECOME AN INFLUENCE. I blame platforms just as much or more than users. Your incentives have driven behavior here.