I feel like the way you describe it came from the people who came of age in the 70s and made so much of what we now see as “hacker culture.” Now, the leadershi

I feel like the way you describe it came from the people who came of age in the 70s and made so much of what we now see as “hacker culture.” Now, the leadership is mostly people who came of age a couple of decades later, and got sandwiched between the elders’ ancient wisdom and a newly democratizing toxic online culture. Some found the right path, many hung out with (or were) the sort of people who pretend to pretend to have heinous opinions on 4chan and are finally feeling comfortable enough to drop the facade.