This story kinda makes me nostalgic for the 4Chan that I experienced before it became a QAnon driven cesspool. Back then, between all the gore and other unmentionable stuff, there was the community that formed the 'Anonymous' of that time. Some highlights for me from that period were:
- botting Rick Astley to win 'Best Act Ever' at MTV EMA in an effort to 'Rick Roll the world' [0]
- botting to help a random average looking lady win a cruise and a cover shoot for a fashion magazine, ahead of actual models
- faxing tons of black pages to Scientology centers
This also helped me end up with a career in IT, so I really understand the sentiment of the writer and I appreciate how they interpreted these acts of 'vandalism'.
- botting Rick Astley to win 'Best Act Ever' at MTV EMA in an effort to 'Rick Roll the world' [0] - botting to help a random average looking lady win a cruise and a cover shoot for a fashion magazine, ahead of actual models - faxing tons of black pages to Scientology centers
This also helped me end up with a career in IT, so I really understand the sentiment of the writer and I appreciate how they interpreted these acts of 'vandalism'.
0: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/07/rick-astley-be...