He's had access to Xeni Jardin who was a 90's OG and was across all the raw material he needed.
Whether he failed to convert because he's a dumbass incompetent or corrupt conformist criminal doesn't matter any more. It only ever mattered for a few years around 95 -2005 when he could have been a hero - or even just a basic decent human. The first two ' Little Brothers " distracted attention away from cypherpunk revolution while the third joins a cop-fellating cyber tradition pioneered by Bruce Sterling. We really are forced to thank Osama and co again since that spectacular terrorist act of theirs flushed out the fakes. Eric Hughes being another to rush & join the expanded circle of eunuchs. Fewer c-punk revolutionaries - but better ones. Crisis as opportunity and good riddance to bad rubbish. Just being adopted by Conde Nast or the NYT since 9-11 tells you everything you need to know about these Quislings.
