[PLUG] OT, why write viruses?

[GLL]

On Friday 25 June 2004 07:13, you wrote:
: On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, GLL wrote:
: > http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9860240^2,00.html
:
:   I read this in the newspaper earlier this week. It's sad, but ironic.
: I'll bet those same virus writers would throw tacks on an Interstate
: highway to demonstrate that driving at high speed can be very dangerous.

A while back I was asked by my boss 'why do people do this...'

My first idea: Technically competent but underemployed/unemployed, or 
artificially "unemployable" (under age in a world of minimum age laws. or 
refuses to conform to arbitrary dress codes or work hours) they are screaming 
for attention: "Look at what I know about computers! Now how come nobody's 
offering me an $85K job somewhere?"

Other ideas?

- GLL


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