It isn't about the money. I could give a shit less about the money. I like the hunt. The thrill that comes from learning something new. Finding another fact. Seeing another person arrested. Seeing justice delivered in real time. The feeling of success when you or another anon you've helped "gets" it. Being on the edge of a breaking wave. Surfing the ocean of information. Being the first one to understand FOX THREE ten minutes before the board explodes in chatter of a ballistic missile alert.
Talking to anons- could be the POTUS, could be a 1ST RECON officer, could be a 4 star general, could be a company CEO, could be some fucking 12 year old spy hacker in his basement with warts all over his face, could be a CIA shill with a very creative sense of humor and a submarine in Lake of the Woods ready to launch a missile into Super Bowl. Truth needs no explanation.