The scene has gone to hell
It wasn't that long ago (about 7 years), that the scene was composed of a group of close friends. It was kept secret. To enter this world one had to personally know someone. It was close to impossible to simply stumble upon this hidden world. At that time most people didn't even know what warez or hacking was. There was no media hype, there were no publicized FBI raids ( except LoD). Only a group of people that loved computers so much that they wanted to know how everything worked.
Then came the Internet explosion. This revolutionized the way we communicated. We didn't have to phreak to talk to our friends on the other side of the continent, or even the world. We simply had to dial a local phone number and BAM! instant access to wherever we wanted to be. One thing we did not foresee was that our then underground society, was going to be exposed. It was much easier for someone to stumble upon our chat sessions. This created a multitude of problems.
There came a time where people that no one even knew, were talking like they were part of the group. These were posers, a pathetic excuse for a human being. These people wanted to be part of the group so badly that sometimes it seemed they even convinced themselves that they were part of it. It wasn't that we didn't like people, we just didn't like ignorance. If someone was willing to listen and learn we were willing to teach, but not just anyone it had to be a person we knew would not misuse our teachings.
After a while it seemed everyone knew what hacking was and wanted to be a part of it. New people everyday would proclaim themselves hackers even though they had little or no knowledge. This was the time where most of us decided to privatize our groups and discard the rest of the Internet society. This was about `97. Around this time the media really started noticing the community, and started misconstruing what we were about. This was partially due to the lamers who called themselves hackers, and wreaked havoc on the Internet. It never was our intent to cause damage or hurt anything. We simply wanted to know how things worked. More often then not we would break our own systems and fix them.
The lamers were people that would use our code for malicious intent (today we call them script kiddies. i.e.: lame web defacers). These were people that had little or no idea as to what the code actually did all they knew was that it gave them access. They had no desire for the knowledge it took to create this code, so they did not respect what it could do. Today 95% of what is called the hacker community is made of these people, and they are the main reason our community is falling apart.
Today we are in a time where it is cool to be dubbed a hacker. Where everyone wishes they could see that root@bla# (for linux) root@bla$ (for Unix). It is a time in which most of the original groups have split or gone so far underground it is impossible to find them. Some others have decided to use their knowledge for monetary gain. It really is sad what has happened in the scene.
This is a call to all active people in the community to come out and speak publicly against these people that have torn us apart. Let them know they aren't welcome, and don't promote their activities. Lets be just as active about getting rid of them as they have about making their presence known. I realize that in writing this article I am probably going to piss a bunch of people off, but I do not care. I only have one message for these people.
Fuck You, we will be coming.
1.) Statistical Physics Au Naturel - josette
2.) A look at Warez - OZONE
3.) Physics utilizing comp technology or computer tech utilizing Physics (Part 3) - josette
4.) State of the Hack Awards #3 - madsaxon
5.) The scene has gone to hell - bonghittr
6.) ID Theft (part 2) - Who are they - Hunterose
7.) Down the sink hole - L33tdawg
