People who believe they can just suddenly enter into the world of military operations, psyops, spy stuff and 007 things have watched too many movies.

First off, you're not that special. If you were, they would have approached you already.

Secondly, let's assume you are that special for a moment. You are new to that world, which means they've been around longer... right? They know people you are meeting, they know things you are reading about and learning. They likely wrote the things you are reading and learning from.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly...they will ruin you. Like, seriously...no joke. This isn't April fools, and I'm not very good at funny. Just look at my post history.

Some of these groups have millions and millions of dollars and access to the best programmers in the world. There are AI systems that are deepfaking minute long fake interviews with people in order to trick systems into gaining access to their e-mail.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT SMOKE?!

Be smart. Resist picking fights with battleships while you are sitting on a jetski.

@jackryder what’s this in relation to? Missed that today

@Cali So it's kind of a long trail but...

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-perils-of-privatized-cyberwarfare

leads to

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/president-trumps-cyber-strategy-for-america.pdf

from there (pg. 4):

President Trump has made targeting Americans a hazardous business. Our adversaries have and
will increasingly feel the consequences of their actions; we will dismantle networks, pursue
hackers and spies, and sanction lawless foreign hacking companies. We will unveil and embarrass
online espionage, destructive propaganda and influence operations, and cultural subversion.

Which looks to me, like hackback which is going to really disrupt and might possible get people hurt.

The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare

Privatized cyberwar will complicate oversight, create counterintelligence risks, fuel arms races and insecurity, and put civilians at risk.

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@jackryder oh ffs