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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

I do feel kind of simillarly betrayed. Watch Dogs were my forst point of reference into what hacker subcultures look like, and it has shaped a large part of my life - next month i's going to be 5 years I've worked as a Red Teamer in a cybersec company. I'm also mostly a poser, and the aesthetics simply makes it way more fun - making art that's tied into what you do is great, assuming you dont take it too seriously, of course. Not that I do it, but the way Watch Dogs portraied it, it was fun.

Is it neccessary? Of course not. Is it a shame there aren't many hackerspaces with cool street art, and hacktivists making over the top manifests ajd cool streetart around our town? A little bit.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

I just go for punk

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago

If you want to see the modern hacktivist style just look at UnixSocks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

black hoodie in a dark room, maybe even a guy fawkes mask

[–] [email protected] 68 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Wow, I can't believe nobody's even bothered to mention the style from the definitive hacker movie. Just absolutely gobsmacked. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like:

Notably missing from this picture: rollerblades, fingerless gloves, neon dyed hair, tons of fishnets (which I guess you could probably stylize as fish.nets or something), puffy vest, etc.

In my day, being a hacker meant dressing like a weird raver/punk and sending people a GIF of a laughing skull, and that's how we liked it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

They dressed like JP from Grandmas Boy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

They're trashing our rights, TRASHING our rights.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Everything about this. Yes!

[–] [email protected] 50 points 6 months ago (2 children)

FFS this comment section is mostly people misunderstanding that John is likely saying this tongue in cheek.

People need to brush up on their cinema.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago

I think it's even funnier to think of John Waters saying this totally in earnest.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Even his face always looks like he's waiting for you to laugh at the funny thing he said

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Okay, I guess I'll put the cat ears away :/

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

No you fool! That's the fashion he's looking for! Put on the fursuit and thigh high socks and shut down Google!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Yes Daddy, I can't aid the revolution if I'm not wearing my maid uniform

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We're the black hoodie guy, which is the media aesthetic the way Ninjas are decked in Kabuki black.

Real ninjas look like peasants because they're covert operatives. Hacktivists look like lower class tech geeks with a band or brand tee (maybe an overworn prized possession like a 1980s Apple tee). The thing is, we willfully choose to look bland, to be not noticed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Gray man/woman aesthetic

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some dude in the fucking WSJ is complaining about how hackers look ? What the hell is this?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

John Waters made a lot of counterculture films back in the day-- I don't think his tone is complaining

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Waters

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Neurotypicals at it again

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I feel like he's just lamenting that the youth that are making things happen could make a statement with some distinct fashion. Style has always been important for him so I guess it's somewhat complaint adjacent, but I get the feeling it's less like "damn kids today!" and more like "it'd be better if it were this way".

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes please fit into a nice cultural box so you’re easy to profile, entice and hunt

Edit to say you don’t need an age to be an activist. Does hacktivism have an age? Idk I guess younger folks are more likely to do it right now. Maybe hacktivism just needs a democratizing platform. Like enable grandma to ddos

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

is this resistance or a costume party? either way i think black with bandanas is a boring theme

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pat the Bunny referenced????

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

And recognized in record time!!!??

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