Psychoanalyst Michael Jolkovski explains the hacking culture
“Hacker” is just a new word for a person using basic form of creativity: sometimes devious or transgressive, it’s using an old thing in a new way, or finding a way around an obstacle. Sometimes a hack is destructive and inelegant, like using a violin as a hammer. Sometimes it’s ingenious and opens the door to a whole new thing.
Identifying problems and breaking existing conventions to solve them is one of the best ways to bring about a change. However, our established systems look at these as disruptions and try to put restrictions on them. No wonder hacking has a negative tone to it and we need phrases like ethical hacker.
