15 kids undergoing a digital detox

Gerald Johnson4 said:Oh, brilliant! So you're comparing yourself to gods instead of actual users... Look, everyone knows they're powerful, but you don't own Google or Yahoo or eBay... Most hackers can't even pretend to be powerful, let alone regular people on a forum...
And those emojis... I'm not even going to touch that...

I'm not comparing myself to anyone; I'm just saying that kind of power actually exists, it's just held by other people.
Hackers aren't "powerful" in the grand sense—they just know how to cause damage. Real power usually comes with someone actually profiting from it. Sure, some hackers might move money from one account to another, but that's a whole different conversation.
As for the emoji thing, I partially get where you're coming from. Sometimes we can't express emotions through text, like rolling on the floor when someone tells a joke, or being able to explicitly say, "I bow down to you"...
It would be cool if we could express ourselves like that once in a while, but honestly, where would the communication go if we did?

Lisa Rodriguez84 said:I’m not saying I compare myself to them, I’m just pointing out that that kind of influence definitely exists, even if it's held by someone else.
Hackers aren't really powerful in a grand sense; they mostly just have the ability to cause damage, whereas someone who actually holds power usually stands to gain something from it. Then again, some hackers can move money from one account to another, but that's a whole different conversation entirely.
As for the emoji thing, I partially agree because there are times when we can't quite express how we feel—like when you want to roll on the floor laughing at a joke, or when you want to show someone deep respect without having to literally bow down to them...
It would be pretty cool if we could express ourselves like that every once in a while, but I wonder where communication would even go from there?

Yeah, you make a fair point about the emojis....
First off, you should probably learn the distinction between a hacker and a CRACKERA. What you're describing falls into that second category, and believe me, those people see plenty of profit from what they do. As for actual hackers... well, about 90% of the employees over at Google and other big tech firms are technically hackers themselves. And look, if you know how to hack (or crack), it's only natural that you'd find a way to make money from it, otherwise you wouldn't bother doing it in the first place, since it's not nearly as simple as you're making it out to be.

DJ_10 said:Hey there! I guess I'm also spending quite a bit of time on the computer!
Maybe around 5 hours during the week, but then hitting 10, 12, or even more on the weekends!!!
I don't really see anything wrong with that!!!
It makes you feel free, powerful, almost superior!!!

Superior? On the internet? 😕 🙄

I mean, you must be totally out of your mind!🤣