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Friends of yours have died because the word "hacking" has multiple meanings? That's a pretty bold claim. Care to share any details about these deaths?
by Tronno 5y ago
Friends of yours have died because the word "hacking" has multiple meanings? That's a pretty bold claim. Care to share any details about these deaths?
- kragen 5y agoNo, because people hate and fear hackers, because they are confused; the derogatory usage of the term "hacker" propagates that confusion and fear, but it is not the only cause of it. Here's the clearest-cut case of a friend of mine who died for that reason: https://archive.org/details/TheInternetsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaronSwartz https://archive.org/details/TheInternetsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaro... There are a couple of other cases, but they are less clear-cut. Nobody made documentaries about them. Many more are likely on the way.