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Why I Want My Daughter to be a Hacker

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 15, 2010

“Let’s define what I mean by the term “hacker”
first. There is so much FUD out there around this term. Large
controlling institutions want you to fear hackers, want you to
think the hacker mindset is dangerous. This could not be farther
from the truth. Hackers are simply empowered individuals that want
to figure things out for themselves. With hacker properly defined,
let’s get to the meat, why I want my daughter to be a
hacker:

“1. Hackers are not consumer lemmings – As large
institutions continue to brainwash American citizens into becoming
slaves to the systems they’ve created; hackers know that
there is a life outside these systems of user dependence, a better
life. Institutional dependence is literally killing us.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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