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No one has used the word “hacker” with this esoteric / old school context in over 30 years.

• hollerith 3mo ago
  The name of the site you are writing this on is a usage of this "esoteric" meaning.
  • vesche 3mo ago
    It was an intentional, near-archaic throwback even at the time HN was founded. Paul Graham has written about it, you can probably still find his blog written about it 20 years ago.
    • lukan 3mo ago
      But that is serves as a valid counterargument to your claim is something you agree with?
• hnlmorg 3mo ago
  the internet would disagree with you. For example the following search term finds hundreds of results from the last few months alone. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22i%20hacked%20together%22 https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22i%20hacked%20togeth...