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> perhaps it's because so much of hacker culture is built around knowing something somebody else doesn't? I've always thought that open source was deeply entw
by jamesgeck0 15y ago
> perhaps it's because so much of hacker culture is built around knowing something somebody else doesn't?
I've always thought that open source was deeply entwined in hacker culture. But perhaps you're referring to something else?
- DanielBMarkham 15y agoYes, that was poorly-worded. Let me try again. It's been my experience that some people naturally collect and hoard information -- it's a form of currency to them. It's not a hacker thing, but it does seem more common among really smart folks. We are taught that information is valuable, that education is a necessity for success later in life, and, worst of all, that magic ideas account for most successful businesses. In movies and in literature, over and over again we're shown people who gain and keep advantage because of information they hold. In addition, large parts of the structure of human society over thousands of years has been based on the value of keeping and sharing information. These different factors accumulate.