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Cliches and bad examples
A list of works of art, cliches and tropes which should be avoided due to their misinterpretation of the hacker movement.
Watch Dogs 2
Watch Dogs 2 Wikipedia TVTropes is a game which describes modern hacker movement in one of the most technologically vibrant places in the world: San Francisco. It contains a whole lot of misrepresentations:
Hacking equals hacktivism. No one is working on open source projects to help their community. No one is investigating a technology out of curiosity.
Hackerspace as a gang. Members steal, destroy property, embezzle money, hurt people (either lethally or not). Community service is shown as a disgrace.
Technology is a magical joke. Characters 3D-print fully assembled drones, weapons.
Characters not having their own goals and lives outside of DedSec. It's as if you copied
Cynic's attitude several times, on different personalities which don't really support it.
Too much focus on Silicon Valley values and vocabulary:
Sitara exclaiming that “DedSec is her
BRAND”. She seems to be focused mostly on the PR / marketing aspects, showing little interest in community itself.
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