Suddenly, his webcam light flickered on—a tiny green eye watching him. Files on his desktop began to vanish, one by one, replaced by black icons shaped like crumbling buildings. Panic surged as he realized the "software" wasn't a tool for creation; it was a digital demolition crew.
"The foundation is built on what you take, not what you earn."
He never turned the laptop back on. Some things are too expensive to download for free.
