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Long gone. The last time I had a conversation here about what a "hacker" is, there was a sizeable contingent who defined it as "someone who knows how to write c
by EliRivers 6y ago
Long gone. The last time I had a conversation here about what a "hacker" is, there was a sizeable contingent who defined it as "someone who knows how to write computer programs".
If that hacker ethic lives, it's not in people labelled "hackers" anymore.
- eeZah7Ux 6y agoIt's alive and kicking, but certainly not on "hacker" "news" or SV. See all the events like CCC and the fediverse.
- rmoriz 6y agoI know so many CCC people who have trouble to make a living or are (un/happily) employed by companies that went all in Apple, Google, Mirosoft, AWS. Many for sure are brilliant brains but they lack to monetize it. To break or stop near-monopoly/walled garden systems you have to dismantle them through the market. Build better/cheaper (primary) alternatives which are free and open (secondary). IMHO mainstream only values convenience and price, freedom is only a "nice to have" item and when it requires more work it is a no-starter.
- eeZah7Ux 6y ago> Many for sure are brilliant brains but they lack to monetize it. ...as if selling your brain was the most important thing in life. > you have to dismantle them through the market Citation needed. The large majority of modern technology was developed with public money.