Hacking

I watched a movie on it recently and it revived my interest in something I've always been curious about, along with the Usenet and BBS underworld of days gone by. So, how is a hacker made? How do you know about and use exploits in code or whatever it is you do? Where can aspiring hackers learn what they need to learn?

Being a hacker is like being a gonzo journalist. If you call yourself one, you're really kinda not.

The philosophy is simple. You gain knowledge of systems and peoples that you can exploit, then you exploit it to gain more freedom. You deserve to have more freedoms than others; it is your God-given right. You were born with more intelligence than other people and therefore deserve more freedom.

You can either hoard this knowledge to insure your freedoms remain unique or you can spread the wealth (which you might do for a vast variety of reasons).