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I tried going to a 'hacker' meetup in my city. It was disappointing. I was asking people if they were programmers, the median reaction was "a programmer? oh lo
by greenshackle2 10y ago
I tried going to a 'hacker' meetup in my city. It was disappointing.
I was asking people if they were programmers, the median reaction was "a programmer? oh lord no, I'm a [marketing/UI/non-technical] person".
It seems the term was coopted and gutted by some in the startup scene.
(I'm aware there are legitimate hackers in the startup scene, this was just one particular event in one particular city.)
- mancerayder 10y agoIn my city there's 'growth hacking' meetups. It's too nakedly marketingistic to even consider seriously. I fear in the English language the word 'hack' is often being used as a synonym for 'shortcut'. The Lifehacker 'hacks' being prime examples.
- greenshackle2 10y agoThis one was advertised as for developers/coders/engineers/designers, but I'm in a second-tier (for developers) Canadian city. Many talented tech folks move to first-tier Canadian cities, or to first tier U.S. cities, which are zeroth tier by Canadian standards, if they aren't tied down.
- rbanffy 10y ago> I'm a [marketing/UI/non-technical] person". They are obviously confusing a hack with a hacker. /me ducks
- sliverstorm 10y agoEven if it wasn't non-technical people, it seems the pop culture of "hacker" attracts all the worst stereotypes of geeks. The really sharp ones don't seem interested in self-identifying as "hacker".