>The author is making a stronger case than that, the article is an examination of a culture being diluted by misappropriation of the term "hacker". I disagree.

>The author is making a stronger case than that, the article is an examination of a culture being diluted by misappropriation of the term "hacker". I disagree. Yes, his essay briefly talks about the hollowing out of the term "hacker". But it's really the hackers' "ethos" and "culture" that's in danger from "gentrification" rather the diluted meaning of a particular word. He uses the word "gentrified/gentrification" over 20 times. Those sentences are more about about geeks & nerds being "pawns" of those with money. Those with money have agendas that are more "mainstream" and "safe". It's not about yuppies fooling the public with their new redefinition of "hacker".