It’s a pity. If he hadn’t been born in North Korea like that, he would have become a truly great programmer. My life is really hard and painful, but sometimes I think I’m better off than they are.

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logicchains a day ago | parent [-]

Maybe if he hadn't been born in North Korea he'd have lived his dream of opening a coffee shop; perhaps he got into hacking there because it's the only way to support his family.

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rgblambda a day ago | parent | next [-]

>perhaps he got into hacking there because it's the only way to support his family.

North Korean hackers are state employees. They're selected for the role based on their academic ability (top achievers go to the nuclear programme). The state takes the bulk of the earnings, but it is a more comfortable existence than for the average North Korean.

Your typical North Korean doesn't have the kind of unrestricted access to the internet necessary to become a hacker.

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vinyl7 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

To be fair, people can't afford COL by opening a coffee shop in this day and age.

	▲	ButlerianJihad a day ago \| parent [-]
		Look at the bright side: Dumb Starbucks probably wouldn't be shut down in North Korea! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Starbucks