5 Days ago, Steemit was hacked. My account was one of several that was "compromised," and I've been locked out since.
Frankly, it's been a challenging three days, testing my patience & faith. I was never 100% convinced this platform was going to succeed as smoothly as we all hoped - and though it was a pleasure earning a decent amount of money for a month's worth of hard work writing and actually being able to get some of it out into my bank account, there was still some sense of disbelief as whether this all was legit - or how easily it might be able to come crashing down.
Somewhere, some hacker exercised his brilliance and prove my doubts valid. The system wasn't foolproof - let alone genius-proof. It's all been a pretty big deal. And despite Ned & Dan promising that all compromised accounts would be reimbursed, my peace of mind has notincreased the longer I've been waiting to get into my account again without any notice of what's going on.
Now, while some might look at the situation and conclude the hackers deserves legal punishment and view the whole ordeal from the all the perspectives that have been discussed thus far, I'd like to offer a different point of perception.
In all likelihood, I'd imagine the hacker wasn't interested in reading anything that might have any actual value in it - focusing instead on how to fuck more people over. Nonetheless, I'm going to write the following as though it were an open-letter to the hacker him/(her?)self.
Of course, this is for all to read - as much a creative piece intended for thought-stimulation as much as actually intended to be a communication to the hacker. There's alot on my mind, in response to this whole hack experience, which is seeking voice through this outlet. If the hacker did happen to actually read it, I'd hope he did so with an open mind and as open a heart as possible.
I promise what shall follow is pure realness.
I write with no condemnation or hatred. Though aren't going to go out of my way to be nice either and pretend I'm not angry when I am. I write with a belief that there may indeed be value in understanding and forgiveness. And I'm going to exercise the respect be be authentic and honest enough to express some genuine feedback that most might never take the time & energy to. I might push some buttons. But it's not done so out of any intention to hurt - rather to "call out the elephant in the room" of the hurt that's already there, unacknowledged - and hold the space with compassion to explore some things that simply aren't working for any of us anymore.
If that sounds kind of like a mind-fuck and you've got an odd sense of confusion as to where this is going, GOOD.
I didn't promise this is going to be entertaining, inspirational, and peachy. I did promise it'll be authentic.
So without further ado...
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Only because the money willing to do anything , it is ironic once as my post https://steemit.com/life/@robi-rusmana/ironic-illustration
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