I don't like that the term "hacking" has become so tightly associated with the act of system penetration. Breaking passwords and finding weaknesses in a network

I don't like that the term "hacking" has become so tightly associated with the act of system penetration. Breaking passwords and finding weaknesses in a network seems like exciting stuff when it is glamourized by Hollywood but the activity itself is actually pretty dull and time-consuming, not to mention possibly criminal. For my part, I'm not terribly excited by the prospect of spending months or years learning how to solve puzzles. When we talk about doing extraordinary things with computers, why does the conversation have to be about the people who break stuff instead of the people who make stuff?