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Re:The Hackers Manifesto (The Conscience of a Hacker) (1986) by bitwize on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @03:40PM (#45827656)
12-year-old you would have resonated powerfully with that sort of thing. Adult you probably realizes that being smarter than everyone else really doesn't matter as much as you think it does. And even (especially!) the smartest people show their work if they want credit for it. Age is like that. It puts things in perspective.

The enduring bit of the Manifesto, I think, is the idea that we need to cultivate our curiosity even when society tells us we shouldn't. I mean that in the sense of both "we ought to" and it being a physical need, like an addiction.

The rest of it sounds a bit like Julia Stiles in Ghostwriter (PBS TV series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLlj_GeKniA

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Re:The Hackers Manifesto (The Conscience of a Hacker) (1986) by hsbauauvhabzb on Thursday November 06, 2025 @12:29AM (#45831819)
The whole ‘we exist without nationality, race, gender, etc’ is what I’m referring to. I don’t think I considered myself particularly smart, but did feel that structured education is largely a waste of time for some people.
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