Do criminals or terrorist measure themselves by how much bounty is put on their heads? Did Bin Laden think he was king shit because he was the top guy on all wanted lists?

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• notsosure@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  No, we use bullets dodged as the international accepted metric.

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• howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I think it’s more likely that they measure success by how much improvement they bring to the lives of the people they care about.

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  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Some men aren’t looking for anything logical, some men just want to watch the world burn. Was there any meaningful improvement to anyone Bin Laden cared about after 9/11, or did he expect there to be? Seems like for a terrorist by definition is looking to cause maximum terror, not improving anyone’s life.

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• DoubleDongle@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Probably more like how much they believe they have punished the wicked or promoted their long-term goals.

  I really doubt many terrorists think it’s reasonable or moral to put a bounty on their heads. The difference between a terrorist and a revolutionary is who wrote the book.

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• Greg@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It does feel nice to be wanted

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• bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’d imagine for criminals, being the 101st Most Wanted is the sweet spot. If you robbed a bank or something, you probably got away with a lot to be Most Wanted, and there are bigger fish who the feds are after. More popular and you have more people after you and have to go into serious hiding. Less popular and your crime probably didn’t net you much.

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