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0 pointsjltsiren4y ago0 comments

Hackers are those recognized by other hackers as hackers. It's like the tech equivalent of an artist. Describing yourself as one usually sounds pretentious, unless it's clear other hackers/artists recognize you as such.

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beermonster4y ago

Yes and of course their peers who are hackers. But certainly not other IT staff they may work with unless they’re very lucky IMHO

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0 pointsjltsiren4y ago0 comments

Hackers are those recognized by other hackers as hackers. It's like the tech equivalent of an artist. Describing yourself as one usually sounds pretentious, unless it's clear other hackers/artists recognize you as such.

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beermonster4y ago

Yes and of course their peers who are hackers. But certainly not other IT staff they may work with unless they’re very lucky IMHO

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