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Hackers is probably a big reason I got into computers as a kid in the 90's. I wish I still had that same feeling of awe and excitement about them today.
by PierceJoy 6y ago
Hackers is probably a big reason I got into computers as a kid in the 90's. I wish I still had that same feeling of awe and excitement about them today.
- ethbr0 6y agoComputers haven't changed, but the world has. It feels like hackerspaces and certain scenes still have the same energy of the web's early days. What's changed is that the ratio of those people to the total population of computer users has drastically decreased. And furthermore, the ratio of creators to consumers has also plummeted. Ironically, I think that's the lesson that should be taken from TikTok's success: there's actually a surprising amount of people who yearn to be more creative than currently popular platforms allow them to be.
- PoachedSausage 6y ago>t feels like hackerspaces and certain scenes still have the same energy of the web's early days. I'm not so sure. Maybe 10 years ago. I used to be involved with the hackerspace scene in the UK but I got sick of the politics. Like all subcultures, past a certain point it starts attracting the sociopaths.
- ethbr0 6y agoThat's always been true of scenes though. Especially computing where people tend to be more... "unique." Internal politics seems like the #1 problem for volunteer groups. But then, I guess it is for the wider world as well! Anything worth anything is worth fighting to control (for some).
- rswskg 6y agosame! I even read the novelisation (free tip: don't bother). Big up hackers!