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There wasn't a singular moment when it went wrong. It's been a long, steady decline. Hackers have gradually been marginalized and replaced by bureaucrats. I've
by chongli 7y ago
There wasn't a singular moment when it went wrong. It's been a long, steady decline. Hackers have gradually been marginalized and replaced by bureaucrats.
I've been reading Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution [1] by Steven Levy. It's fascinating, but also heartbreaking, to see how things have gone, given that the hackers of the 60's and 70's were fighting against it even back then.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers%3A_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers%3A_Heroes_of_the_Compu...
- CamperBob2 7y agoWell, to be fair, the transition between the hackers and the bureaucrats was greased by abusive MBAs. EU data privacy legislation wouldn't have been seen as necessary if companies weren't exploiting their user base unethically. The fight to keep the Internet open to everyone should have been an easy one for the "hackers" to win... but the other side had help.
- patrec 7y agoYup, all those FAANGS were founded and are currently run by evil MBAs. In reality of course, even Cook started out with a STEM degree.
- hanoz 7y agoIndeed, it's sad to behold. That looks a good book mind, thanks. Anyway, as this isn't Bureaucrat News, I think it would be good if we all started to clamp down on links to articles on the quasi-web.