The Number One Hacker: How It Was Cultivated.

Summary

Sidney's failure in a virtual attack led to chaos at a conference, with accusations of Chinese hackers manipulating the results. The CEO of iDeface struggled between appeasing the audience and respecting the Chinese hackers. Tensions escalated until Shang Yue, a representative from Soft Alliance, addressed the crowd, challenging their assumptions and calling out Sidney's arrogance. She emphasized that incompetence should not lead to blaming others, igniting anger among attendees. Sidney, humiliated, demanded proof of machine faults, but his response was seen as lacking dignity. The confrontation highlighted themes of pride, failure, and the complexities of the hacker community.

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