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The Hacker looks at the 'general public', and believes their ways are somehow dumb, and inadequate. His own eyes, however, have been opened, when he understood
by TheWiseOldMan 13y ago
The Hacker looks at the 'general public', and believes their ways are somehow dumb, and inadequate. His own eyes, however, have been opened, when he understood the power that the Computer holds. His kind – the Hackers – are the only ones who understand how the Computer works, and he believes his mission is to use this power for good – rather than evil. His mission, hence, is to use the weird, esoteric ways of the Compiler to deliver his tribe – his 'general public' – to an upgraded way of living. If he does this, he would have vindicated his sin of possessing forbidden knowledge. The tale goes that the Gods of the tech world – Google, Facebook, eBay or PayPal – may become interested in the Hacker's work and his courage, and hence acquire his start up. Then, the Hacker may finally be given permission to rejoin humanity, as a Prince of the tech world; and he may then do anything he wants.
This is the 'Hacker Script', and it is one script of the many that people have lived. This script's directive is: "Build something great, and then you may have permission to rejoin humanity." The script blocker, as it is generally the case, comes through an insurgency against the authority that tries to tell you what to do. Do what you want, be independent, don't let someone tell you you've failed. Be creative, be independent, be spontaneous, be aware. Good luck.