Thursday, September 03, 2009
Lack of Communication Skills = Hacker
Alan K, in this article says the following:
He's basically saying that these kids who use computing as an outlet for their lack of communicating skills are artists. I disagree with this statement. Looking at this article and seeing the progression in technology over the last 30 years, we can definitely see that computers have increased that number of kids with lacking communication skills. Not to say that each of these kids are a hacker, however in this article the statement by Alan K makes it seem as if smart children who lack social capabilities will become hackers.
Alan K states that hackers are people who have unconventional goals. I believe that some hackers or computer geniuses may have goals like the rest of us. Take Bill Gates as an example, a very intelligent and technology oriented individual who created one of the most powerful technology businesses in the United States. In my opinion just because you like to spend time on a computer rather than socializing with other people doesn't mean you don't have similar goals or that you are in fact a hacker.
"A true hacker is not a group person. He's a person who loves to stay up all night, he and the machine in a love hate relationship... They're kids who tended to be brilliant but not very interested in conventional goals. And computing is just a fabulous place for that, because it's a place where you don't have to be a Ph.D. or anything else. It's a place where you can still be an artisan. People are willing to pay you if you're any good at all, and you have plenty of time for screwing around."
He's basically saying that these kids who use computing as an outlet for their lack of communicating skills are artists. I disagree with this statement. Looking at this article and seeing the progression in technology over the last 30 years, we can definitely see that computers have increased that number of kids with lacking communication skills. Not to say that each of these kids are a hacker, however in this article the statement by Alan K makes it seem as if smart children who lack social capabilities will become hackers.
Alan K states that hackers are people who have unconventional goals. I believe that some hackers or computer geniuses may have goals like the rest of us. Take Bill Gates as an example, a very intelligent and technology oriented individual who created one of the most powerful technology businesses in the United States. In my opinion just because you like to spend time on a computer rather than socializing with other people doesn't mean you don't have similar goals or that you are in fact a hacker.
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You are right, not everyone with poor social skills and a computer will become a hacker. But that is not exactly what he was saying. Many hackers do fit that description, but you there is not a direct, automatic link between poor social skills and hacking.
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