The author seems to me to be arguing that it is now more accessible to be a hacker, and while I would agree with that, I don't think that really translates to a rise of hacking. There is a key point in here: If someone wants to learn about how things work now, you have some really great resources. See, the resources may be there, but I'm just not so convinced that are more people now who have the curiosity and motivation to learn.