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3 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 19 Apr 2022 \ parent \ on: Beanstalk cryptocurrency project robbed after hacker votes to send themself $182 million bitcoin
One of the surprising things about human nature is the ability to rationalize all behavior - even the most immoral. Everyone fundamentally thinks they're a good person regardless of what they've done, which means they've convinced themselves there are good reasons for what they've done.
I imagine when working in the ethereum ecosystem one says to oneself:
This interview with a famous cybercriminal Brett Johnson on Lex Fridman's show is illuminating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1LFC0KFSw. He didn't care about his victims because he convinced himself he was doing it for his family - which in his mind washed away the harm it caused and still made him good.