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being rude is the essence of the hacker subculture
by topkekz 12y ago
being rude is the essence of the hacker subculture
- EmanueleAina 12y agoI beg to differ: hacking stuff is the real essence of the hacker subculture. Being rude is completely orthogonal to hacking.
- lmm 12y agoNot at all. Both are about not conforming to unstated conventions. A lot of what's been written about "unprofessional" applies equally well to "offensive".
- TeMPOraL 12y agoYou have a point. While I don't think being an asshole is a part of hacker culture, I can see a lot of things hacker say and do be labelled as "offensive" or "unprofessional", because they break unwritten rules about behaviour. Most of the time I saw that happening it was because hackers tend to state things directly instead of engaging in political correctness that is perceived to be a waste of time.
- topkekz 12y agohttp://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoHow come people jump all over themselves to justify Torvalds' attitude but nobody speaks up to defend Stallman eating stuff off his feet.
- digi_owl 12y agoBecause one look like a suburbanite, while the other looks like a hobo carrying a "the end is nigh!" sign?
- TeMPOraL 12y agoBecause Stallman food habits are just ugly, not something one can point at and say "I'm offended!". There's a difference between saying "Yuck! I don't feel comfortable around that person." and "I am offended, you need to change yourself!". People are defending Torvalds from people with second attitude.