I agree, i listen to Les Brown the motivational speaker a lot. And he said that he was always told that he was slow and retarded. Then one day he told that to a teacher, and the teacher told him don't ever say that again. And he told him someone else's opinion does not have to be his reality. And that changed his life. He his now one of the top speakers in the world!

The song Imagine comes to mind. Ironically, , the 40th anniversary of Lennon's death has just passed us Dec.8...

I'm absolutely all about this comment. I couldn't have said it better or agree more and I hope that everyone is having an awesome day. Stay safe, stay positive and tell someone that you love them today, it really does feel good haha. One love ya'll 🤙💪✌

This has been proven in numerous studies. Thanks for the reminder.

Don’t true nobody it’s 2020

check again

lmaooo this one was funny

Maybe he can add a couple digits to your account lol

LMFAO 😂

Omg 😆 wayyyy underrated comment!!!

100% agree

He’s missing the black fingerless gloves and backpack.

As soon as i seen the thumbnail i figured he was a hacker. Then i read the caption and seen he was a hacker haha. Crazy. I wonder what people think when they see me.

Yes scummy

@@majorleehatfield I degress... Consider his childhood. Never be to quick to judge other by their cover. Another thing, if you are still alive you don't know what is in store with you. So be humble and kind fellow human.

I remember taking that class in 1981. It sucked.

The Languages are impressive as well, COBOL & FORTRAN

Jeezo, I look at C++ now and think of it as little more than an ancient, disorganised, poorly structured mess, can't even begin to imagine how awful things were when C++ was seen as an improvement.

most of us started this way

Yea , start coding today is like having 40 years of homework due 💀

What....is....his....name!!!

@@samoriab5999 His name is Gumby

@@strangevisions5162 thank you.

@@samoriab5999 Lol at both of you. You asked his name, which is in the video you are commenting on AND in the description. And the dude that answered you was wrong. That is literally amazing.

@eriklarson9137 I like how your just criticizing and not helping...that said we are pretty clueless..

Matt M No, Matt. These topics don’t even correlate.

@Matt M sometimes people don't work well around others for varying factors, for example I have social anxiety and cannot get work done unless I'm left alone so I can give it my full attention

@@shavonne9770

@Matt M can you explain how you came to this conclusion a little bit?

@Matt M I say I’m just dumb but my family says that I’m a “genius I just don’t try” but idk I just have a lot of topics that interest me and I have ADD

billions in fact

If what he says is true :)

he lost it?? i didn't pay attention to that part. Where in the video is said he lost his 10 million dollars?

@@pauloTx Yeah, sadly they don't let you keep ill gotten gains.

Gummo, a former blackhat hacker, has recently revealed that he owns a bitcoin fortune worth a whopping $7 billion.

Hackerman: not the genius we deserve but the one we need

*than

That's lovely that you're on the road to recovery; don't give up hope for a better life! :) Proverbs 3:5-6

Happy for you bro. I was in the same boat as you! You're wiser now you're gonna go far 🤙🤙

question is, if you don't have a income, where do you get money to buy weed?

​​@@pacTebra sex for weed with any gender

Stay strong brother

i think thats how people who have no love for money are, such a beautiful thing to be like that

Pfft wtf was 10mil to this guy? He was generating money through bitcoin preblow-up, this guy literally had a money tree.

@@jaydiaz3301 nice to meet u here

he made billions behind the scenes..

@@johnprk billions

Bruh this had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣

This guy's life resume'is corrupt. Not a legend. Just a jackoff

@@robotbuster1487 🤣 so what was he supposed to do just let life fuck him into poverty and irrelevance... kid you sound like you live in some kind of movie. Maybe go live on the streets for a week and tell me how you would just accept your fate. You showed your ass with your comment m8 only a true dickhead could utter such entitled privelidged bullshit 🤣🤡🤐

@@yewawtmayt2805 solid response right there

@@gutwounds call a spade a spade. Just your typical Scotsman reply really.

32 years count? :) Mining since 2009? Do I get a cookie at least? ;/

@@aerial5587 mining since 2009 , that's more than one 🍪 for sure!!!

You just won best Internet comment. 💯👊

@@AliciaM5555 oh dear, I feel so touched. "I wanna dedicate this award to the amazing hacker and his wife that stood up for him and believed him from the start. Thank you all ❤️"

I mean he knows my shit, god damn.

🗣 PLEASE GO AND TELL VLAD THIS!

@@queengreen4409 vlad needs to collect self incriminating evidence from the people he interviews

im sure he was asked questions by an interviewer but they edited it to look candid - could be wrong tho

But its not always like that, so stop making up stuff, you naive and dumb lawn gnome and be open to different styles.

@@Roybaaa lmao who shit in your cornflakes? If you actually watched the interview you can see he’s CLEARLY asked questions to nudge the conversation forward you dense incompetent twat.

Lmao I was thinking that too.He explained it in layman’s terms but in a very humble way

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@@hackermicheal9877 yo

Blicky got the stiffy

Very cool guy.

Please explain how you “learned fourtran”. Please.

I thought the same thing and wanted to see if someone else commented about it. It was profound.

At first I thought that she had maybe passed away by the way he spoke about her but nope, just a lot of love which is nice to hear

No matter how skilled, bad ass, or rich you are, there's a girl out there that can be your kyrptonite

it's like that but mine left me at my lowest

maybe she left him now and it hurts

I think maybe that's a sign of true love isn't it... to choke up and cry when talking about a spouse????

I would never happen these days. But it did happen in the late 80s.

I

@@szzk7937 no, it still happens. Your "day" wasn't the best time in history, contrary to what you believe

Quite. Fitness is PARAMOUNT or all else is tumultuous.

I know. Heartbreaking yet triumphant.

He made his lie the reality, all because he didnt want it to be a lie.

skynet is watching that just shows you how much he loved his mom💔

We learn lessons in the most odd ways.

@J D Report him?

What's his chanel

for real haha

you son of a bitch

Facts! 10 million dollars!? Shittttttttt

Shit call me a nerd....but im all in!!!

"See you on the other side"

THIS.

I agree

Yup

YES SOOOOO TRUE

Nice to experience something real

Same. Don't feel bad

right? why are those hard af sometimes lmao

lol me too

🤣🤣

I have this funny meme with Baby Yoda scowling at his computer saying, "How you gonna ask me if I'm a robot? MF, you a robot!".

Not the best way to describe it but i know what u talking about. I felt the same

At that very moment I said to myself "this is not a bad guy".

Thank you

I read this comment before watching the video and I thought the wife had done something terrible lol.

@@holung1772your cringe

Amen. May all of us find our walking partner on this gravelly road

Intj for sure

You comment reminds me of something my grandfather used to say: "1000100110010010111011010010011001001011101101010100101110110101"

@@taylorrobert9495 pseudoscience

more like a criminal who became an informant. Don't you think most criminals would trade being an informant in exchange for taking responsibility for their actions? What a brave rat

@@jamesf8507 You make a good point, but, who wouldn't make that deal? Everyone makes the deal.

Amen

Humans are social animals without social connection genuine social connection all your left with is your own thoughts sometimes harmful sometimes loving. You can tell hes grateful for his family he had made.

What does illegal mean when you're hungry?

@@JimMorrison-ld2zh don't you have puke to choke on? Lol

🎯

You're fine, most people struggle with public speaking. Give yourself lots of love; you are worthy!

exactly, I love how he speaks! very articulate. he doesn't put much filler words such as 'like' 'you know'. he has this habit saying 'right? ' at the end of the sentence. it kinda makes you wonder and eager to know more as he speaks. he's really good with story telling

I'm like you and i understand exactly how you feel . It's a mix of shyness ,anxiety , absolute need of feedback by the listener who must be engaged in the listening and showing interest . It's the need to be understood ,appreciated , trusted . It's a matter of self esteem and the feeling you're an impostor syndrome , a charlatan. Even if you know that you know you always doubt of yourself . Language is so important and i too envy who master It. If you're young you can really learn though and change your life for the better.

Profound statement my friend👍

Great comment ...

@Miles Maillet Yes. There's a difference between being a flawed human and being a monster.

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727 WHEN YOU SEE IT

Too bad I don't have a clue about what he is speaking about. One thing I do understand is SURVIVAL

@@dy9278 you didnt hear him mention the potential access he had to the visa cards and phones in your pocket?

@@bigusdickus3068 he was talking about times now past. it was easier then and though you can still do it now it is definitely tougher.

@@bigusdickus3068 carry an RFID blocker for your wallet. If you have a phone built after 2018, RFID block is built in either with your wireless charging coil, or NFC coil.

@@_dmfd actually ? Is this true no way

poor bait, try harder next time

😂😂😂

lol!

Yr 61 & have Twitter!! I’m 41 & don’t even have twitter. 😂

the security at the time was really really bad and most hacking was actually done over the phone rather than with a computer, so it was impressive but really not as impressive as it seems not to discount his skill in any way it's still plenty impressive.

Relax🤣

you just heard his story

Wonder if his wife is still with him?

@@ToolFan68 I was wondering the same. There was a lot of pain there talking about the early days, and he didn't really talk much about her after that. Plus, he's not wearing a ring. I don't want to pry but I'm curious.

I would definitely like to bring him back and I would definitely wonder if well I will email him but cuz he's been to actually where I'm from so I'm sure he would come here but I definitely can fly out there because I would love to tell my story but first I have got to put this on my channel and my book is about to be released but I would love to be on his channel cuz I would be completely honest and I would love for this guy to come back as well but speaking of that compared to drug addiction and all of this in return is my story which is freaking insane and I think a lot of you would enjoy it and also benefit from it meaning I can help you cuz I would like to not just talk about the past but I also talk about right now in the future

fuck off, you're not mining 80,000 bitcoin on 3 fucking computers, china has huge fucking bitcoin mining farms the size of warehouses and they're BARELY cracking 1000bt bull fucking shit e: I dont doubt at all that this dude wrote software or taught himself how to do it or even that he made money selling it, but there is a lot in his story that anyone who knows anything about computers or how any of this shit works can tell you just doesn't add up. People keep wanting to think of hackers as these demigods who sit around in their huge mansions punching random keys into terminals all goddamn day but that just isn't the case. You can call me whatever or say whatever but thats the actual reality of the situation.

@@InfiniteRhombus This might be from back around 2010-2011 when 1 bitcoin was less than 1 cent in US dollars.

@@InfiniteRhombus Bitcoins are much harder to mine now than they used to be, that's literally how the system is intended to function.

@@InfiniteRhombus you must don't know anything about crypto in the beginning he could have done.. that check up about something before you comment!!!

@@InfiniteRhombus 80000 bitcoin does seem to be a huge exaggeration. Wouldn't they be a billionaire if that was the case? I do know a bitcoin millionaire (I should have taken his advice way back in 2010!), hell, I'd have a good half a million quid if I'd kept the bitcoins I bought back then, instead of buy (decent quality) drugs! LoL! My friend mined most all of his. Beginning with two PCs, then I saw him about 6months later and he had most of his room whirring away, mining for him (about 20 PCs all linked up)... He mined maybe a few hundred coins, and this was from 2009 until about 2015 - around when they ROCKETED up in value! By his own admission, he'd have around £15million IF he'd sold at the right time. But he wasn't into the markets as such, and literally about half a year, maybe a year later, he sold them all and got £5million out of it all. And yeah, he got out of it then. He concentrated all his time and effort on Bitcoin right from the beginning. "Mate, it's free money... just gotta mine it." He was getting about a couple of coins a day at the start. Then it was about a coin once a month - even with vastly improved computing power. It was getting harder basically. He had a mental breakdown in the end... I don't know why exactly, but he literally became someone who never saw daylight for months on end, so that probably had something to do with it!? He even paid his shrink with bitcoin at the time! LoL! But yeah, he's out of it now, just living (healthily now) his life, spending his time spending! Sonofabitch! LoL! He literally just travels the world now. Doing nothing in particular... fair enough... Man, I remember buying bitcoin when they were less than £1 per coin. Now they're about £8000 a coin! I'd buy 70 coins(about £65 at the time!) and spend them on drugs... Now, those coins would set me up easily! About £560 000 (half a million quid, just over...) Wish I could get my past out of my head! "What if... What if... What if I'd done this...?" etc. etc. Oh well...

Makes me feel horrible about myself because I try to be a good honest and caring person and try to work hard and do a good job for my employer which I like and take of my family and still struggle.

I was about to say the same thing!!!

Right?!?! Lol I’m just watching eating goldfish.

@@MayorofNumber3 Honey, if you're doing All that, Be Proud of Yourself because You're Making our world Better by Being You!!!👏👏👏

Acquire knowledge. Not Dollar's

Right

powerful

@@AwfulLottaYea idk if I'm sold on that. He doesn't seem like a narcissist.

@@AwfulLottaYea what the fuck you talking about??

@@seventhhieronymus1867 so a narcissist is someone who makes sure that they themselves get to enjoy the fruits of thier labor?

You could see he genuinely loves it !

that be a Nerdgasm.. 😊

Mira. You're gorgeous

Weirdo

@@logicalmalethink4925 or maybe just Playa??? 🧐

I always pay attention to how someone talks. He's very precise and doesnt talk vaguely on his topics. He doesnt talk too slow/fast. It's like a good CPU chip doing its job.

You just afraid he hacks you if you comment something negative don't you 😃

The closest thing to batman we'll ever deserve

Idk why i thought he was a female tho lmao

I completely agree

I enjoyed this one as well!

Agree

agreed

but,nobody is 'self-mad guy'...circumstanses'?

Absoluty Respect and Admire him. Is a hero who was make his life stone by stone with his only nude hands.

@@jasonsitz3056 well then he's an incredibly smart story teller. right off the cuff. >.....C'mon man....really???

Anything is possible when you're White.

Respect?????? He’s clearing innocent peoples bank accounts!

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No. He chose not to.

Crown?

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 STFU

My thought also

Exactly!!! 😬😬

Facts😂

Same 100%!!

Legit

This

What if it was a book?

@@uchicha666 i would read it too

@@pamelaveraibar5149 you sure? :)

Yes.

Not Netflix, something decent.

I know right.... make s you want to keep going !!!

🥲☺️

Heckerman

Remember when Apple Store employees would check Facebook to see who left their account logged in and start shitposting?

@Bh. Ad Your ISP sees everything.

My nephews friend logged on to his Facebook on my laptop.... when he left I wrote on his status that he came out of the closet that he is gay. Some of his Facebook friends unfriended him and some showed support. I was even talking to them on is messenger on Facebook. i went kinda too far LOL

impressive.. so i actually work for the pentagon and we are in dire need of a person with your set of skills. do you wan't to work with us?

people really overlooking that he made that guy a billionaire. 80000 at the value it peaked at 65000, is 5.2 billion. even if it was at the value of now 18,000 would still be 1.4 billion. this guy should be a millionaire right now for doing that, at least for commission. edit: just checked hes a literal billionaire himself loool.

@@kingS-sl9wj pretty sure he's doing a-ok in the finance department lol.

**flexes* See? I can be authentic as well by correcting people's grammar and let me tell ya! I feel so badass right now! 😎 Haha! /j

Attracted to him..🤢

@@shawnprivate5322 Literally wot.

that's for sure...getting tired of moron nutjobs...this guy is fascinating...

Facts💯

Top 5K

You mean the gay sex addict wasn't more interesting lol

You're going to hell for this comment..... GOLD!!

I dont get it

@@Drilla81 google

@@andrewanthony7728 What's that ?

@@Drilla81 ask yo momma

I read Gummo and instantly thought *POP THIS NIGGA LIKE WHEELIE NIGGA U A SILLY NIGGA*

@@XXXTentaclez Lol Takashi 69

@@XXXTentaclez nigga prolly wired 69 some money 😂

Strong? 😂

I agree! I had a very similar life, single mother that was poor as shit in Southern California, 8086 computer bought at a yard sale in the 90s, running a bulletin board system as an escape from getting jumped at school. Lets just say if you avoid drugs and alcohol and choose a more complicated addiction then your set.

The brain never fails to astonish me ,And he’s got one hell of a one so so clever ,Very happy for him

He's loves his woman. That's refreshing nowdays.

That showed his humility and love. Beautiful.💖

@@DELL.ACNT. After all these years and the people he's met.💖

When he teared up I had a horrible feeling she died , thank goodness it was just pure emotional happiness.

It would be awesome if he became a Hacktivist and ripped off these large scale companies that offer scam concepts like "For Profit" schooling.

Like all dangerous ppl.

No shit!!! Scares me a bit. Not him but the others.... Love this guy

More like capable. A dangerous person is just a capable person with a no conscience.

@@mechadonia that part it all goes down to having a conscious or soul while others sleep walk with none just feeding to their anima and desires leading them to suffer and disperse that hate since they aren't loved or can't love themselves hence creative energy , hence authencity vs synthetic

Listen

seriously lol The transition had me cracking up.

@DrJamal Jackson i spent five bitcoin on an ounce of an unnamed substance about 10 years ago and it haunts me daily

@@sebastianschultz3107 Lol Damn

@@sebastianschultz3107 the silk road didn't exist 10 years ago, so you in fact did not

Noticing I was almost finished with this one made me wish I could forget and watch again, I hope he does another interview:)

100% agree!!! I must know more! 😀

Agreed, we need a lot more Gummo!

He has a podcast on Spotify called "Hackers Podcast".

Absolutely

That’s the mark of a good man.

Forgive but never forget , that's how I see it .

@@szczepankobylarz7477 its more sincere then that. From my perspective, he realizes he would have done as she did, if the roles were reversed.

@@damiensoubassis2738 I suppose

@@szczepankobylarz7477 definitely, forgiveness shifts how you see the past event. Once you forgive, you will then see how much you’ve been able to grow from that experience rather resent it. Forgetting will never put you at peace with yourself as you avoid recognizing the good things such as wisdom or even interpersonal accomplishments you gained due to putting effort in overcoming the set back of the event.just changed the perspective and opens the opportunity for healing and control over your life.

@King Croc lmaooo

@King Croc I meant I hope he read the comments 🤣

@King Croc I'd still watch an interview of myself lol

I hope he knows that he could have his life ruined by the type of criminal activity he himself engaged in. What a great guy

Absolutely 100%. Pioneers of the human race.

They were seen as invaluable enough to get away with fraud and be given jobs instead of prison. I'd say that's some appreciation right there.

The irony in your statement of giving him respect 🤣 fuck his past, he hacks for a living, hope he hacks your shit and you give him the credit you say he deserves 😭💀

@@alexanderrivera3693 watch the video derp

@@robhenry3126 I kind of agree with you

His calm demeanor and using simple words about his job do make easier for us to get a glimpse even though we are far from reality to what it is 😂

Fr fr?

Get out of here with you’re forealforeal loser

@@bryangaytan7136 nigga what? 😂

For real??

@@bryangaytan7136 fr fr

Real and deep integrity

Would be funny if his succes was all lies

@@melvinjansen2338 Absolutely. If would be hilarious. Don't believe everything you read/ hear/ watch!!

Agree. Wellsaid

He seems smug to me

Still looks the same, except for the rusty vertical lines running down in front of him.

@@atlantic_love They have Twitter in prison?

@@atlantic_love They'll go away once you get out of prison.

@@DestinyKey13 Not in prison, but thanks.

@@atlantic_love you mad bro?