Feel basically the opposite, in fact I would go to say this takeawway is the wrong one - the article is titled "Calling All Hackers" but can't go three headings without talking about shitcoins and venture capital. There's the HN definition of hacker and the infosec one, and phrack is for the latter. "High tech, low life" hackers don't have obsessions with venture capital.
Well isn't that the thesis of the article? It's meant to be an explanation of the modern startup economy (HN) for the capital-H Hacker.
> My point is, it is not just about computers. It's about understanding how
the world works. The world is made up of people. As much as machines keep
society running, those machines are programmed by people--people with
managers, spouses, and children; with wants, needs, and dreams. And it is
about using that knowledge to bring about the change you want to see.
Your argument has a logic leap in it: The fastest way to your goals is using money, but that doesn't mean you need lots of money to achieve your goals.
All things in balance. It's often easier to get stuff done with more hands, and it's a lot easier when you're able to pay for people's time.
There are plenty of counter-examples to this (writing OSS software, farming your own land with a commune, etc), but in general it's easier to get stuff done when you can throw cash at it, at least in late stage capitalism. It'd be hard to build a company like SpaceX without a boatload of cash!
Again, though, not everyone's goal is to build SpaceX. Some people just want to have a small shop that makes their local community happy and serves it, and that doesn't take a boatload of cash.
