Pay a cracker to deface your site Well, you get linked for being defaced. Especially by your readers. This is a win to win situation if there is no real destruction done. The cracker can brag about that and you get linked. Many links if the defacement is spectacular enough and people care for your site.
Offend an evil corporation and pay a lawyer to defend you What about a lawsuit against Yahoo for handing over Chinese dissidents to the police? Invest in freedom. Basically if you can convincingly fight against anti-democratic corporations people will love you. No wonder.