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The hoodie tells me that he likes to wear hoodies. Nothing more. Nothing less.

I get what you're saying, but to be fair... is there any particular reason to suggest that a hoodie is more indicative of not having sold your soul, than, say, wearing a three piece suit?

I mean, yeah, the hacker stereotype is what it is, and sure most of us favor jeans and t-shirts (and maybe hoodies) most of the time... but I'm reasonably sure there are a few hackers out there who wear suits at least sometimes, simply because they like doing so. Hell, to be honest, I don't mind going the "dandied up" route every now and then myself. But the key - in my mind at least - is that I do it when I feel like it, and because it's something I like, not because it's something somebody else expects me to do.

Anyway... just a thought.

Or, from a more jaded perspective, he still wants to be viewed as a "hacker who hasn't sold his soul".