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Disagree. I found the channel to be useful and educational. For example, I knew people could crack WiFi passwords but never actually understood how until I watc
by mrhappyunhappy 7y ago
Disagree. I found the channel to be useful and educational. For example, I knew people could crack WiFi passwords but never actually understood how until I watched null byte videos. Now I can be more vigilant about protecting my WiFi. I really hate these generalizations about these wannabe hackers being kids playing League. I’m 33 and I would venture a lot of people watching those vids have legitimate interest in exploring the ethical hacker profession. You may not get the proper education nor exposure but it’s a start. Also I feel like mischief is part of adolescence that’s required to develop interest in a more serious pursuit. As a kid I did plenty of this type of “hacking“ but on a more basic level. This in turn made me more fascinated about how things work, got me into game exploiting, which lead to virtual sales, e-commerce and ultimately a decent paying job.
I’m not happy that today’s society wants to monitor and deter everything. It leaves no room for exploration, growth, mistakes and learning.
- ddingus 7y agoThose norms are under attack. A war on developing smart people.
- Avamander 7y ago> I’m not happy that today’s society wants to monitor and deter everything. It leaves no room for exploration, growth, mistakes and learning. YouTube isn't even the worst example of this. The digital surveillance in schools really creeps me out the most.
- brokenmachine 7y agoWhat kind of surveillance goes on in schools nowadays?
- PavlovsCat 7y agorecently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20342264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20342264 "Welcome to the K-12 Surveillance State" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20312642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20312642 "Schools are using unproven surveillance technology to monitor students"