See also, the influx of spooks into various hackerspaces during the Snowden/Assange era. I truly believe there was an effort to subvert these communities, and thats what happened.

From the framing of the post, it sounds more like money didn't happen, at least by the expectations of investors. It was a corrupting influence from the start, just with a delayed impact.

> And to whoever is fired up: The market is ready for a disruption. The tools are in your hands. Build what HackerOne could have been.

This is a rallying cry that should echo across the entire tech industry. Build what * could have been.