A study in the 90's showed that when these unsupervised young male elephants are together they behaved in a very aggressive manner that resulted in rampages and killings. Curiosity can be a good thing, one can only look around and see all of the wonderful things that were created and are being created because we humans possess the ability to be curious. Certainly much has been written about hackers, white hackers, black hackers, this hacker and that. Think to our vulnerable mail box that has no real security except the trust that only people that need access will get access. But of course that is not the case when concerning the security of our information.
Hackers say they have ethics.
All information should be free. Mistrust authority - promote decentralization. Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position. You can create art and beauty on a computer. Computers can change your life for the better.