VillaJ100 wrote:True, i reckon the average ages of a hacker must be 18-40 and virginity % levels well in the 90's. I just can't see how doing it is fun, like hacking like this, its like virtually smashing stuff to pieces, but we all know its more fun doing it in real life with a sledgehammer.
I suppose thats why games are so popular, they are fun and entertaining but we would all rather be serving for the match at 5-4 in the 5th against federer at wimbledon at real life. But as we can't, its the next best thing! And because most of these hackers are probably socially inept loners, who are probably relatively intelligent, its their way of controlling part of the world. Like behind the screen they are god.
You see ones saying like "oh im a hacker and i have this supermodel girlfriend and crap loads of dollar" but they just don't. Some for sure probably are quite normal, but i'm pretty sure most are the sterotypical nerd. I know its not that PC but i'm a bit of a believer in stereotypes, they have to come from somewhere, and i think most hackers fit the bill of theirs quite well.
Yeah a lot of people who are intelligent technically (with things like maths and coding etc.) have poor social skills. People always think of intelligence as someone who can solve impossible equations but I think social intelligence is often overlooked. It's a completely different branch of intelligence and like technical intelligence, people who lack it just can't figure out how to use or improve those skills. I think a lot of people have brains geared more towards one or the other. That's why we see a lot of people like hackers, who are technically proficient, struggle when it comes to the social aspects of life.
It is a bit about control and attention. They find it hard to get these in their normal everyday lives so this is their way of making up for it. It's kinda like when poor people get jealous of rich people and vandalise their stuff. It's their way of getting society's attention and the feeling of being able to control the monetary gap between the two.
I also don't think they're scared at all about the whole Sony going after them deal. They generally do things like this to generate attention and they'll be loving all of this, big news everywhere about what they've 'achieved'. They also have a feeling of invincibility because they know they're so good at what they do so they won't believe they'll be caught. Only once they're caught and threatened with the consequences and reality of the situation will they be scared.
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