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Has the author considered it's because hackers value liberty? There is no place for liberty, individual sovereignty, or natural rights in a communist state. In

• modulux 14y ago
  Definitely, the author has considered this. I think that liberty and capitalism don't go well together though. Capitalism gives people abstract rights: if they have property, they can use it how they want; if they have money, they can spend it how they want; and so on. But this doesn't preclude the absence of concrete choices when one has none of those things. I'm obviously opposed to a state which tyranizes over people, but I think it's interesting to consider how much the hacker community sprung out of academic institutions, which aren't exactly private. The control by bosses, supervisors, and company owners can be just as stringent in determining people's day-to-day choices and potential to hack.
  • dreamdu5t 14y ago
    > I think that liberty and capitalism don't go well together though. Property rights are liberty. If I don't own my property then necessarily someone else does. Capitalism is a natural consequence of property rights. Money is property. > The control by bosses, supervisors, and company owners can be just as stringent in determining people's day-to-day choices and potential to hack. The difference is you're trading voluntarily with your boss, supervisor, or company owner. You entered into an agreement to trade labor for something. In communism, the boss is chosen for you by someone you've never met.