Today, the Kuaishou incident trended on social media. Kuaishou officials stated that the platform was attacked by gray market operations, and a large amount of pornographic live content appeared on the platform yesterday. All live streaming pages have now been taken down.
Of course, I am also just an onlooker. I didn't see it in real-time; I only saw the news and then gradually came across more content, such as the fact that within 24 hours, Kuaishou's download volume exceeded 4.4 million, with a large number of onlookers pouring in.
Although this wave attracted a lot of traffic, the stock price plummeted today, dropping 6 points right after the opening, resulting in a loss of more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in market value.
This unintentionally reminds me of whether I have offended some big shot and whether I should short it? Of course, this is just my guess, because in this society, people pursue benefits. If there are no interests involved, why would hackers go to such lengths to do something so thankless, especially since it definitely leads to prison time.
If you are just a bystander, then just treat it as news or entertainment. But here I ponder how you can maximize the value of discovering a vulnerability.
Thinking of this, I recalled a very interesting question (from Logic Thinking). In front of you are two buttons: one guarantees 1 million with a 100% chance, and the other offers a 50% chance of winning 100 million.
I believe many people would choose the button that guarantees 1 million with a 100% chance, because with the other option, you have a 50% chance of getting nothing. But anyone who understands math knows that the expected return of the second option is 50 million, while the first only guarantees 1 million, so the second option must be chosen.
But this goes against human nature, as people are averse to loss. So is there a better solution? The answer is yes. Because the expected return of this choice is 50 million, I can sell this option for 10 million. There will always be someone willing to spend 10 million to gamble for 50 million, thus my return multiplies by ten while ensuring stable earnings.
Of course, I remember that Lao Luo also proposed an even more creative solution: design a lottery pool, with each ticket costing 2 yuan, totaling 50 million tickets, valued at 100 million. The winner directly obtains the option to choose this 100 million button. This way, you can securely acquire 100 million, and there will always be people willing to spend 2 yuan for a chance to win 100 million; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many lottery shops on the street.
So if we bring this matter into the previous Kuaishou incident, if a programmer discovers a certain vulnerability in Kuaishou, how can he maximize the benefits of his discovery? If you hack the system yourself, apart from advertising and proving your technical skills, the risks you face are immense. However, if I sell this vulnerability to certain interest groups, who can use the money to short this company in the market, I can reap huge rewards. After all, Kuaishou's market value is over 200 billion, and by giving the vulnerability to the interest groups, I secure stable returns without breaking the law, while the risk is borne entirely by the interest groups.
Of course, this is just a thought and I do not recommend doing this, as it is morally wrong. However, if viewed from a personal interest perspective, I believe this is the best choice. This world is darker than you can imagine; wherever there is interest, there will be all sorts of plots you can't even think of.
For individuals, to be honest, being down-to-earth and honest is not wrong, but it's hard to get rich. In the absence of illegal activities, taking a few shortcuts isn’t wrong either. In the real world, it's never the dirty or hard work that makes the most money, but those who can exploit information gaps and think from a higher-level perspective that make large sums.
In fact, if you look at the current influencers on DY, they all use the same tactics: establish a persona, then create a script + viral content. It's all a routine; what you see is not necessarily the truth; it has definitely been designed by someone.
So:
Do not naively think that 'effort = high return.'
Do not pin your hopes of getting rich on the idea that the world should be fair.
Do not ignore the existence of information gaps, structural gaps, and cognitive gaps.
The essence of growth is not to become bad, but to give up illusions and see the rules clearly.
When you truly understand this,
you are no longer just a bystander.
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