If profit is personal advantage, and Snowden is advancing an agenda based on ideals, then yes, he is advantaged and therefore profited. Not all people are motivated by money; for some, power, fame, or influence suffice. I'd say he did it for wholly selfish reasons: "He knew better than the State"
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If profit is personal advantage, and Snowden is advancing an agenda based on ideals, then yes, he is advantaged and therefore profited. Not all people are motivated by money; for some, power, fame, or influence suffice. I'd say he did it for wholly selfish reasons: "He knew better than the State"