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Downloading roms is all it takes to be regarded a hacker-type these days? I feel words keep losing their meaning …

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• bluefirebrand 2y ago
  Downloading roms? Probably not Modding your Wii-U to run those roms? I feel that probably qualifies someone to be regarded as a hacker -type
  • bdhcuidbebe 2y ago
    I guess I shoild have quoted what I was referring to, since it seems to high ask to expect others to read the rest of the discourse. > If you're a hacker-type person who has already digitized your gamecube collection (or, let's be honest, downloaded the games illegally) Either way, I disagree with your definition too. The ”hacker-type” is the one figuring out how to mod the wii-u. The one following some instructions to perform it using provided tools is simply a end user.
    • bluefirebrand 2y ago
      I think they are both hacker like behavior, just varying skill levels Using a tool someone else built is definitely the gateway to hacker mindset and culture
    • cgriswald 2y ago
      Gatekeeping the term hacker is... paradoxical.
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