It is futile to rail against other people using words "wrong". But that doesn't mean you can't use words in the "correct way" yourself. If you are influential e

It is futile to rail against other people using words "wrong". But that doesn't mean you can't use words in the "correct way" yourself. If you are influential enough it may even have an effect. In the case of "hacker" it has a different meaning in the media and the general population, but this is not a problem because the audience of HN understands the intended meaning.