But if the hacker's laziness doesn't help you, his impatience and hubris will demolish you. Get out of the way. One of them is 'non-programmers'. We are at a crucial point in our evolution on this planet. The point of acquiring sophisticated technology that will no longer sustain a world torn with internal contradictions and conflict.
Technology is an amoral force - amplifying the natural intent of human actions for good or evil.
Every significant technology has brought with it both horrors and untold benefits. In the Cyberpunk's view, technology is created by hackers 3 for the benefit of all mankind - not for destruction or tyranny. No inventor known wanted to see his inventions put to malicious use. Alfred Nobel felt so guilty after inventing gunpowder, he instituted the Nobel Peace Prize. As technology advances, advances in human consciousness and civilization must keep pace, because technology in the wrong hands can be devastating.