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For all X and Y, there's still the problem of the speaker being associated with something called "Hacker School." Just like "Beefcake School," "Baller School," "Stud School," or any other "Positive Connotation to a Certain Demographic School," it doesn't pass the laugh test.

Is this the "username223 Laugh Test" or something more universal?

It's fairly general, like the saying that any science with "science" in its name probably isn't. It's good to be skeptical about things whose made-up names consist of buzzwords appealing to their target demographics.

It's kind of like a matter of forcing acquiescence versus offering traditional dignification to the eventual employer. I cant really say I take a side.

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