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Comment by idiotsecant

4 days ago

Systems that rely on ethical behaviour to function generally dont last long

That is why I said "also", it should not be the only factor.

The conversation was moving between two possibilities only: either collect bug bounties or sell on the black market. I believe most (again: most, not all) security researchers collecting bug bounties right now would not start selling on the black market in case bounties disappeared. They would change their focus to something else to sustain themselves