Talk:A Life's Work/@comment-21225059-20190207143831/@comment-2A02:A03F:58C6:9100:C88C:504C:C6EF:3BD1-20190327003338

To add to that, while SC doesn't pay you and you lose the 40k, it improves your reputation as a Ripper, and gets you merit points with the experts you contact for the DarkNet files. For instance, Watchstan will waive his fee for the next file - saving you 10k in the process. Possibly further down the line it could allow you to save on his and others' fees - so it's not a net 40k loss.