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The original hacker might have needed a lot of specialized, highly valuable knowledge, but what $25 means is that almost anybody can do the same with some instruction even if they couldn't come up with the instructions or even don't understand what they are doing.

Thats' the point, its a trivial amount. Implying it's super easy and people should be worried.

It's a sign of the hackers skill that they can take the same difficult problem and make it so anyone with $25 can duplicate it.

Making something accessible to the masses makes it a more impressive achievement.

It’s because it makes it accessible, which is important.