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The true meaning of the word \\\\\\\"hacker\\\\\\\" has been lost in todays modern environment. We ourselves need to understand what a hacker is, before we can preach its philosophy.
I've been thinking about the negative stereotype of hackers and I'm inclined to think... we deserve it, basically.
Virtually everyone on virtually every "hacking" site, such as this one etc... They all talk about "hacking" / "script kiddies" / "black hats'.. But I think over the last few years the true meaning of being a hacker has been completely lost.
Most people who wish to learn how to become a "hacker" do it for one purpose only.. To hack everything they can and become famous, or to impress their friends, or to be "powerful". This couldn't be more wrong and completely fucked up the true meaning of it.
Take a look at nearly every single "hacking group" out there. To name but a few... locus7 .. A99 ... g00ns .. myg0t.. They all call themselves "hackers" but what do they actually do... troll around the internet looking for absolutely any site they can get to hack... for the sole purpose of defacing it to become famous. Just as when they attack other hacking sites as this one, sole purpose is for fame and the illusion of "power".
More and more people are doing this nowadays and it's the precise reason everyone wants to start learning about "hacking". The whole ideology of hacking is lost. As my signature states and as I strongly believe.. hacking isn't just about computers / exploits, its a whole philosophy that can be applied to everything.
The hacking group called "SHC" is one of the only groups I have heard who actually try to make a difference to the world, taking up the job that I feel is so important to hackers. I've only heard of one other group who does what SHC does, and that group died out years ago and wasn't as advanced as SHC today. What they do is remove unethical sites such as racism and other various hate sites. They do what is morally correct and never target any website without proper ethical reasons. The work shc does is unmatched in any other group I and others have heard of. The work shc does has actually helped hundreds of people across the globe (online/offline) and has cleaned up several hate related websites most of the ones attacked are now empty and bare when they were once thriving communities filled with illogical racism.
But quite frankly if the reasons people are getting involved in hacking are for "fame" and "power", and if there's no other groups out there like SHC, then what is everyone supposed to think? People, who call themselves 'hackers' without truly knowing what that involves, bring the whole negative stereotype on themselves.
Now call me old fashioned and over the top, but I started hacking so I could actually make a difference in this world.
I started hacking to help people.
I started hacking to bring unethical sites off the Internet to protect everyone else, before they poison the thoughts and minds of children and easily lead minds.
Now don't get my wrong, I'm not saying don't defend hackers when someone negatively stereotypes them. Of course you should defend the whole ideology. But don't you think we should first understand the whole ideology ourselves first before we go criticizing what others think?
I'm a bit fed up and tired of everyone on these types of forums (not just hbh) going around saying the word "hacker" and thinking they know it all, and start flaming everyone who says something negative about hackers. The majority of these people have no concept of what it is to be a hacker, and that's made clear by their type of posts. Its understandable not many people know what it is to be a true hacker because there's very few out there actually preaching the ethics and responsibilities involved in being hacker…. But this has to change.
Perhaps we need to take a good look at what we think a hacker is, and perhaps re-evaluate whether we can call ourselves a true hacker. How can we justify hacking and criticize negative stereotypes if we ourselves don't even know what a hacker is.
"Hacking isnt just Computers & Exploits. It's a Philosophy." - Mr_Cheese
Virtually everyone on virtually every "hacking" site, such as this one etc... They all talk about "hacking" / "script kiddies" / "black hats'.. But I think over the last few years the true meaning of being a hacker has been completely lost.
Most people who wish to learn how to become a "hacker" do it for one purpose only.. To hack everything they can and become famous, or to impress their friends, or to be "powerful". This couldn't be more wrong and completely fucked up the true meaning of it.
Take a look at nearly every single "hacking group" out there. To name but a few... locus7 .. A99 ... g00ns .. myg0t.. They all call themselves "hackers" but what do they actually do... troll around the internet looking for absolutely any site they can get to hack... for the sole purpose of defacing it to become famous. Just as when they attack other hacking sites as this one, sole purpose is for fame and the illusion of "power".
More and more people are doing this nowadays and it's the precise reason everyone wants to start learning about "hacking". The whole ideology of hacking is lost. As my signature states and as I strongly believe.. hacking isn't just about computers / exploits, its a whole philosophy that can be applied to everything.
The hacking group called "SHC" is one of the only groups I have heard who actually try to make a difference to the world, taking up the job that I feel is so important to hackers. I've only heard of one other group who does what SHC does, and that group died out years ago and wasn't as advanced as SHC today. What they do is remove unethical sites such as racism and other various hate sites. They do what is morally correct and never target any website without proper ethical reasons. The work shc does is unmatched in any other group I and others have heard of. The work shc does has actually helped hundreds of people across the globe (online/offline) and has cleaned up several hate related websites most of the ones attacked are now empty and bare when they were once thriving communities filled with illogical racism.
But quite frankly if the reasons people are getting involved in hacking are for "fame" and "power", and if there's no other groups out there like SHC, then what is everyone supposed to think? People, who call themselves 'hackers' without truly knowing what that involves, bring the whole negative stereotype on themselves.
Now call me old fashioned and over the top, but I started hacking so I could actually make a difference in this world.
I started hacking to help people.
I started hacking to bring unethical sites off the Internet to protect everyone else, before they poison the thoughts and minds of children and easily lead minds.
Now don't get my wrong, I'm not saying don't defend hackers when someone negatively stereotypes them. Of course you should defend the whole ideology. But don't you think we should first understand the whole ideology ourselves first before we go criticizing what others think?
I'm a bit fed up and tired of everyone on these types of forums (not just hbh) going around saying the word "hacker" and thinking they know it all, and start flaming everyone who says something negative about hackers. The majority of these people have no concept of what it is to be a hacker, and that's made clear by their type of posts. Its understandable not many people know what it is to be a true hacker because there's very few out there actually preaching the ethics and responsibilities involved in being hacker…. But this has to change.
Perhaps we need to take a good look at what we think a hacker is, and perhaps re-evaluate whether we can call ourselves a true hacker. How can we justify hacking and criticize negative stereotypes if we ourselves don't even know what a hacker is.
"Hacking isnt just Computers & Exploits. It's a Philosophy." - Mr_Cheese
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