I was born in 1997, so I wasn't really around or aware of the whole "hacker" scene. But this to me seems to be some of the most genuine expression of the "hacke

I was born in 1997, so I wasn't really around or aware of the whole "hacker" scene. But this to me seems to be some of the most genuine expression of the "hacker" ethos. Doing things out of passion, stoically, knowing that your efforts will most likely fall upon deaf ears. But still putting out a signal into the vast ocean of information on the internet, hoping that someone with a similar mind will find you and connect. It is beautiful, and it is also deeply tragic. The society we find ourselves living in has stripped away the ability for humans to fully embrace their humanity. Oftentimes doing so is is stigmatized, or even a crime. Personal websites, and blog posts like this are like matches being lit in a pitch black forest. I feel lost, and alone in this modern day life, but I see, even if just an ephemeral glimpse, that there is someone out there, somewhere, struggling, like me, living. And this gives me hope. Thank you for this blog post, it has brought me joy today.