High-profile suicides have the hacker community talking about how to protect itself.
It was a late night in May. Renderman, the computer hacker notorious for discovering that outdated air traffic control software could be used to reroute planes mid-flight,
was feeling shitty. The stress of digging himself out of debt he’d
accumulated during years of underemployment was compounded by the
feeling of being trapped in a job he hated. He was forgetful and
couldn’t focus on anything. “Depression has sapped my motivation and
lust for life,” he later wrote.
“I can't remember the last time I worked on a project ... it's like I'm
a ghost in my own life. Just existing but with no form ... I’m most
definitely not myself.”
Feeling slightly buzzed after a few beers, he decided to speak out. “My name is Renderman and I suffer from depression,” he tweeted.
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