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But now it is 100% sure that he will die in prison without ever seeing the outside world again. That is the price you pay, when you go against the authorities.
Sounds bad but that is the cold reality. Snowden, Assange, Ross or anyone else who puts themselves on the line to go against the establishment inevitably end up isolated or incarcerated. Those are just the cases that gain attention. The numerous whistleblowers and truth-seekers within society/ organizations who choose to do the "right thing", almost always pay the price for not compromising with their consciences.
Just hope that the movie will actually treat him as the brilliant, idealistic kid he was who ended up playing someone else's game of intimidation and reprisal.
Snowden, Assange.etc still have a chance. They still have a lot of people supporting them. That is not the case of Ross Ulbricht. Even if he has any supporters, those people are not going to come out in the open for the fear of reprisals. The FBI has put all sort of charges against Ross, such as drug trafficking, murder, money laundering, blackmail.etc. Anyone who supports him will be quickly branded as a supporter of illegal narcotics trade. Snowden and Assange doesn't carry such baggage. Snowden is living in Moscow as a fugitive, while Assange is currently fighting extradition. They are in a much better position when compared to Ross.