Pretty much the only important part of this (tremendous!) message is the bit at the end:
> "The real point is that if somebody like me with no previous hacking background was able to do what I did, then somebody better than me could've done far worse things to the Internet in 2017."
Then again, he might not have a "hacking background" but might have a strong embedded/networking background so he knows where to look, considering how he found exploits that blackhats missed.
So either he's that good or blackhats are two-bit[0] criminals.
> "The real point is that if somebody like me with no previous hacking background was able to do what I did, then somebody better than me could've done far worse things to the Internet in 2017."
One person.