Probably so for anyone who didn’t grow up reading the old Hacker zines. Phrack (and the Hacker Manifesto) are iconic in the scene.

Well, speaking for myself personally, I was around 11-13 when I first joined the scene. Right before the fall of the classical hacker collectives and old school zines.

It sounds to me like you were not, so I will give your unsubstantiated opinion the benefit of the doubt of not understanding the context or implications of Phrack and aforementioned Hacker Manifesto.