Today's Times features a below-the-fold page one story on the recent developments in the rise of spam; what's most interesting is the inclusion of actual pictures and a bit of profile of two young spammavens:

Albert Ahdoot, for example, started a part-time business using e-mail to sell printer-ink refill systems while he was in college. When he dropped out of medical school, he hooked up with Ms. Sachs, a former producer with Geraldo Rivera who later worked in marketing at several Internet companies. With her client contacts, his technology and some e-mail lists they acquired, they started their business about a year ago.

My question -- is the move from Geraldo producer to spam-marketer a step up or a step down on the karmic ladder?