> at the end of the day, we're trying to exchange useful products for money
If you're just trying to make money, then you shouldn't call yourself a hacker.
If you're just trying to make money, then you shouldn't call yourself a hacker.
> If you're just trying to make money, then you shouldn't call yourself a hacker.
I hate gatekeeping like this.
For anyone who needs to hear it: you don't need to be a starving artist. You are not a sell-out for wanting to exchange useful products for money. You can call yourself a hacker.
jart is one of my heroes but strong disagree here. Not sure why we can call ourselves progressive or trans or feminist whether or not we are trying to scrape by. But hacker? Heaven forfend.