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Re:Google I/O 2023 by throwaway894345 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @02:08PM (#35891087)
I think it's a lot less confusing when you understand that "hacker" doesn't describe a kind of politics, but rather connotes an interest in technology.
Re:Google I/O 2023 by saltcured on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @03:35PM (#35892394)
Depending on who you talk to, hacking doesn't even mean technology. It's more of an artful blend of craftsmanship and trickery in whatever problem domain you face.

But I think the confusing aspect of HN and the VC influence is the number of folks here who happily conflate technology, business, entrepreneurship, and capitalism. If you see these as separable topics, you find that a lot of the confused threads here are different cohorts in the audience who focus on one of these topics and treat the others as ancillary.

Re:Google I/O 2023 by fallat on Thursday May 11, 2023 @09:34AM (#35901794)
> Depending on who you talk to, hacking doesn't even mean technology. It's more of an artful blend of craftsmanship and trickery in whatever problem domain you face.

Exactly this. I use the term hacker in its original form.