^this++
One of the arguments I make against black hat hacking when I answer emails to (mostly) kids is that there is soooo much available you can do to fulfill your wildest geeky dreams. I'm around 90% sure that, were I growing up now, I would have eschewed cracking and instead be hip deep in some nerdvana corner of the maker universe, wiring cats up for spaceflight or something similar.
So much of cultural is contextual, and on closer inspection the hero and villan are rarely who you thought they were. I saw your manifesto a long time ago, in a small town far, far away, and it played some part in making a bankers son want to be a hacker. Thanks for that.
Re:The Conscience of a Hacker
by chimeracoder on Monday January 14, 2013 @07:37PM
(#5057694)
> Hur, indie programmer humor.
> People who think that are idiots.
> Kids these days.
I try my best to keep the level of Hacker News discourse high, but your response is incredibly rude.
Well, the author (loydb) says otherwise. I appreciate that you ignored everything else I said, tho. To each their own.
Re:The Conscience of a Hacker
by chimeracoder on Monday January 14, 2013 @11:28PM
(#5058624)
No, I've just been on the Internet long enough to know that I have better ways of spending my time than trying to hold a debate with a person who calls me an idiot.
Kids these days.