I've been trying to write a comment essentially just like this one, unsuccessfully; thanks for putting it so clearly. I can't think of anyone that fits the stereotype listed in the article, and I've met many downright astounding hackers; the trait they share is curiosity, above all else. This means that they're about the furthest thing from the 1-dimensional stereotype in the article -- they play music, build cars, hack game consoles, write novels, fly planes, and are generally just complex individuals. Boiling them down to a bullet point list of generalizations is just silly.
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I've been trying to write a comment essentially just like this one, unsuccessfully; thanks for putting it so clearly. I can't think of anyone that fits the stereotype listed in the article, and I've met many downright astounding hackers; the trait they share is curiosity, above all else. This means that they're about the furthest thing from the 1-dimensional stereotype in the article -- they play music, build cars, hack game consoles, write novels, fly planes, and are generally just complex individuals. Boiling them down to a bullet point list of generalizations is just silly.