it is just another form of feudalism. Just like stone/egg/brick throwing gangs of yobs.
serfs (those without the technical knowledge) have their possessions, livelihoods, health, or even life, destroyed by their feudal overlords, whose only concerns are whether or not things are "funny". The victims are also to blame for their own misfortune too.
the law? pfft. conscience ? pfft. morality ? pfft.
There was mention of the NHS, and how they did not assault it. The amount of "lols" generated would have been lower than they would have liked. "People" would still have laughed, but the numbers who laughed would have been too low.
Just like pushing over gravestones, or painting slogans on people's houses.
Court of public opinion. If people laugh in sufficient numbers, it's acceptable behaviour. If they thought there would be enough people laughing at damaging the NHS websites, then why wouldn't they damage it ?
not pro-free speech either. If they don't like what you have to say, you don't get to say it. Tyranny by other means.
See it everywhere. A video of a person being run over by a train? "Lol, pwnt". No empathy.
it is a big de-humanising routine.
Same things as why people stab other people in the street, or attack websites. "I don't know why I did it. I think I was bored."
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