[Noisebridge-discuss] [drama] My Hair Is On Fire - Current events that are shaping your rights as we speak

[Corey McGuire]

Swaying voters is hacking.  You are taking a resource from what you disagree
with and using these resources to further your desired results.

Every voter you persuade from an opposing ideology to yours is two votes
against the opposing ideology.

And if there is no observable result, then why is the business of polling
such a profitable one?

Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Wladyslaw Zbikowski <
embeddedlinuxguy at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
> >    myself, i'm looking at this as a possible way to hack america.
>
> Jim, from now on I consider you San Francisco's hacker ambassador to
> the activist community, and bestow upon you:
>
> What Activists Can Learn from Hackers
>
> A hack by definition creates an observable result that is something
> cool. Expressing moral indignation is not hacking. Sending links to a
> mailing list is not hacking. Committee meetings are not hacking.
>
> If you have a problem that is so big, that you have no hope of
> achieving any real, observable result, consider reducing the scope of
> your problem until you find something you can actually do something
> about.
>
> A hack is self-empowering. A hack does not rely on the approval of 51%
> of the fuckwits in this country for validation.
>
> If your strategy is to preach at people until they are all convinced
> of your rightness, consider "showing" rather than "telling". Show me
> your fucking code. Show me your fucking better way of life.
>
> Hacking is fun. If I feel like I *should* care about what you're
> saying but I just don't, that's a shitty fucking hack.
>
> Happy hacking!
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