It's pointless self-identifying as a "Hacker" because the term "Hacker" has been usurped so much so that it now means "somebody who breaks into computers" and i

It's pointless self-identifying as a "Hacker" because the term "Hacker" has been usurped so much so that it now means "somebody who breaks into computers" and it is no longer a true label associated with the archaic "Hacker Ethic". We need to come up with a new term to replace the way we used to use the word "Hacker". Language is fluid. In a similar fashion to the change in the meaning of "Hacker", a more widely recognised change in meaning is of course the word "gay" which no longer means "happy and joyful" but now means "homosexual" and using the word "gay" in its original sense today leads to unnecessary misunderstanding.