Personally, I would define a "hacker" as "curious", "intellectually exploring". Just because most of the HN userbase probably works in / with STEM doesn't mean

Personally, I would define a "hacker" as "curious", "intellectually exploring". Just because most of the HN userbase probably works in / with STEM doesn't mean that's all we do. I'm pretty happy to explore different domains every now and then, so long as I can see some intellectual depth to explore. And I definitely see that in Dylan's music.