@Ricky: Agreed with you.

@cop: I admit hacker is too smart, but use talent in wrong way.

Anyway, like it or not, hacking is already used as a tool to advance one’s propaganda, or bring down one’s business rivals, or even enemies in war. I have customers who asked how to hack their competitors. Perhaps in future wars, where cyberwar is a main feature, hackers will be the ones very instrumental. I’m not justifying for hackers. But my point is that hacking is here to stay.

In a broader sense, “hacking” also means playing around with technologies, possibly to improve them. There are many scientists and inventors we acclaim who were actually “hackers” (not computer hackers) at their times to “hack around” to see what works better. Without their “hacking” skills, we would not be enjoying the standard of life we have now.