Hacking is existentialism. It's survival in a networked environment. It's learning about how to get by and get what you need to keep growing and learning amidst chaos and perpetual change. Like the hippies in the sixties who put an end to the war in Vietnam, I'm hoping that hackers like myself can put an end to the war going on in our mind. The counter-culture at the turn of the millennium that's charged with finding space for everyone to be them self, and for everyone to be able to breathe comfortably.
Hackers adapt and change with their environments as a means of identity.
I'm a hacker because I live in a media-saturated world. I'm a hacker because I insist on being an individual. I think the Net will remain a tool for the military, government, and corporations. The real world will remain as a tool for anarchists. They'll go for virtual reality, and we'll fight for reality.