Hackers are persistent, and are willing to devote hours, days and years to pursuing their individual passions. This Code is not to prescribe how hackers act. Instead, it is to help us to recognize our own diversity and identify. Every hacker must make his or her own decisions about what is right or wrong, and some might do things they believe are illegal, amoral or anti-social to achieve higher goals. Hackers' motivations are their own, and there is no reason for all hackers to agree.
Hackers have a shared identify, however, and many shared interests.
By reading this Code, hackers can recognize themselves and each other, and understand better the group they are a part of. This will be beneficial to all hackers.