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nostrademons
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How yuppies hacked the hacker ethos
The genuine people don't care what other people think of them and don't feel a need to "prove" anything. That's what makes them genuine.
gaius
on Aug 10, 2015
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I don't think that's actually true; otherwise how would they be a part of a community with other like-minded people? How would they authenticate themselves to one another? Hell's Angels are another good example.
nostrademons
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"I like hanging out with you; if you don't like hanging out with me that's fine, but you wanna get together and talk about X?"
gaius
on Aug 12, 2015
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Then why would any subculture have a distinctive style of dress?
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