Poll: Do you read HN because you want to see what hackers are really like?

1 points by amichail ↗ HN

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No. I am a hacker. I know what hackers are like.
Others may be contemplating a career in computing or carrying out research in psychology/sociology. There are all sorts of stereotypes about hackers. Which if any of them are generally true?
I don't talk about my Gibsons on this wobsite. Sorry.
No. I come here to peruse postings submitted by intelligent people. I recommend you transcend the stereotype associated with that oh-so-overused-and-now-meaningless term. Instead - what is a 'hacker' to you? Smart + curious + rebellious? Smart + curious + ambitious? Or (heaven forbid) someone who has 'branded' themselves as a hacker for marketing or ego purposes?

My experience is: beware of anyone who projects such labels onto themselves; more often than not, they're the charlatans.