If this generation's Wozs spend their efforts simply trying to thwart dumb government, I think society will be poorer for it. No. If they focus just on free mo

If this generation's Wozs spend their efforts simply trying to thwart dumb government, I think society will be poorer for it. No. If they focus just on free movies, then you're probably right, but the statement that today's hackers shouldn't 'thwart dumb government' seems misguided. Government in many ways reflects a codification of societal rules and structures, and sometimes the power centers that enforce those rules need shaking up. That might be via new methods of communication, or new social structures, or something else we haven't really considered yet, but there's no question in my mind that the crazy ambitions of TPB, Wikileaks, and other groups are shaping our future in ways that can eventually enrich us all.