When I was a mischievous kid, me and all my mischievous friends had our stories of learning how serious fire and explosions were considered by authority figures

When I was a mischievous kid, me and all my mischievous friends had our stories of learning how serious fire and explosions were considered by authority figures. We learned fast not to do that or the consequences would be grand. These were usually small fires or firework involved pranks. So, yeah I agree with this. Computer stuff has generally always been a slap on the wrist in comparison. Maybe it’s more punitive now. But also, it’s one of those things that maybe you get in trouble officially but at home and behind the scenes you’re friends and maybe your dad are laughing and giving you high fives. So young mischievous kids will totally go there because they’re not afraid of punishment if it is minor and it gives them a notch on their belt. If they can take down Amazon.com website for a day, we all know that’s a massive financial implication, but it’s also a faceless mega corp and quite tempting if you can get the bragging rights with only risk of a small punishment. (Note; I don’t know what the current crime/punishment for this would be, and whether it’s small is very subjective). It’s similar to how some people gravitate or succumb to the opportunity of white collar crimes. Embezzling $10m from a company almost makes sense in a situation where that only gets you 5 years max prison. If you hide it well, you simply serve your time, and then retire in comfort. I can see how that makes more sense or is tempting to people than slogging through a lifetime of low income job as a bookkeeper just trying to find a way to save for retirement. Most of these people would never consider robbing a bank. First of all, it’s not a $10m dollar opportunity. Usually not enough for anyone to retire on, or live more than a year or two really. Second, it’s usually considered a much more severe crime and sentencing can be very long, I’ve seen 30+ years. Third, it’s much more risky to your person. Getting shot and dying is absolutely possible.