I'd qualify as one (not one of the "break into places types") but I hack around software and hardware. I'd engage with the world more if I knew where my next me

I'd qualify as one (not one of the "break into places types") but I hack around software and hardware. I'd engage with the world more if I knew where my next meal was coming from - and if having that meal would still allow some freedom to "hack". I think one of the reasons a lot of the "hackers" existed mostly in the past is these people never had to worry about where their next meal was coming from, even if they had other fears and worries (cough cold war cough). Power and privilege would be important keywords here.