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TheChosen · 05-30-2009, 01:45 PM

seashore: Pretty much what lemon_sky88 said, only it goes much deeper than that. I don't necessarily agree with hacking other people's private property (meaning taking control over their PCs without them knowing or taking control over their web pages), but I liked a lot the mindset of the hacker community (No limits, No boundaries, Knowledge is everything and everyone can learn if given the chance). They usually have communities and sometimes the cause is quite noble. Cyberarmy was such back in 2000 where through the challenges you rose up the ranks and gained influence over where the community was going. They used to make petitions and fight against the government trying to expand their monitoring of the internet.. I think they are still at it.

A hacker is someone who thinks outside of the box and tries to beat 'the system', whatever the system is. It was not coincidental that Neo and Trinity in 'The Matrix' were hackers before they were freed.

Anyway, not to get lost off topic here. The reason I mentioned them is because there are many similarities. What they try to accomplish in cyberspace we try to accomplish in the expanded reality. We all try to break 'the system' imposed upon us. I've seen the concept of challenges work and produce real results which is why I believe it can be translated here. Don't forget however that it is mainly a game, so we shouldn't take it too seriously with all the ranks and hierarchies.

05-30-2009, 01:45 PM	#11
TheChosen Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Light Posts: 239	Re: OBIWAN Creative help. seashore: Pretty much what lemon_sky88 said, only it goes much deeper than that. I don't necessarily agree with hacking other people's private property (meaning taking control over their PCs without them knowing or taking control over their web pages), but I liked a lot the mindset of the hacker community (No limits, No boundaries, Knowledge is everything and everyone can learn if given the chance). They usually have communities and sometimes the cause is quite noble. Cyberarmy was such back in 2000 where through the challenges you rose up the ranks and gained influence over where the community was going. They used to make petitions and fight against the government trying to expand their monitoring of the internet.. I think they are still at it. A hacker is someone who thinks outside of the box and tries to beat 'the system', whatever the system is. It was not coincidental that Neo and Trinity in 'The Matrix' were hackers before they were freed. Anyway, not to get lost off topic here. The reason I mentioned them is because there are many similarities. What they try to accomplish in cyberspace we try to accomplish in the expanded reality. We all try to break 'the system' imposed upon us. I've seen the concept of challenges work and produce real results which is why I believe it can be translated here. Don't forget however that it is mainly a game, so we shouldn't take it too seriously with all the ranks and hierarchies.