"Hackers" lost their ethics after an openly anti-ethics VC appropriated the label and gave it to his followers. > They're not Goody Two-Shoes type good. Morall

"Hackers" lost their ethics after an openly anti-ethics VC appropriated the label and gave it to his followers. > They're not Goody Two-Shoes type good. Morally, they care about getting the big questions right, but not about observing proprieties. That's why I'd use the word naughty rather than evil. They delight in breaking rules, but not rules that matter. If that quote doesn't scare you, imagine it coming from the mouth of the head of whichever political party you like less. Or whatever position you see as a cartoon bad guy (e.g. Wall Street CEO).