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		vermilingua on Dec 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Silicon Valley IT Administrator and Friends Charge... "Criminals aren't smart" is the textbook example of anti-survivorship bias.

divbyzer0 on Dec 18, 2019 [–]

Dumb criminals are dumb, and get caught more readily.

Smart criminals have sophisticated networks, trust funds, art deals and charities to obscure their activities, and do not get caught as frequently.

for ref: Mossack Fonseca.

jcslzr on Dec 18, 2019 | [–]

Fucking Epstein had his own Internet network

that is really covering your ass

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