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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference (techcrunch.com)

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[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Skills aren't magic, the idea of innate skills is a capitalist lie, you can learn them, if you're willing

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[–] derpgon@programming.dev 28 points 10 months ago

True, anyone can do anything, but try doing that while having a family and having to pay bills when living paycheck to paycheck. You gotta know when to join in and when to cheer.

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[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I too wanted those skills, however, I have crippling ADHD. It's not as easy for everyone

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[–] fatal_internal_error@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I am a self taught SWE with self diagnosed ADHD (not a clinical diagnosis) currently working as a senior engineer. You have to have intense passion and learn how to live with ADHD. It’s totally doable.

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[–] markko@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Just use your hyperfocus superpowers

/s

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

I wish it was easy to bottle. Some rare days I'm fucking on it and everything is easy and I've got unlimited willpower.

If i could save those days for when its useful and appropriate...

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[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago*

It's still possible, just you need to figure out a prerequisite skill first of healthy management of other issues

Heck, a lot of hackers have exactly the same thing.

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[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Honestly, I think STEM attracts ADHD, AuDHD and similar, so that's far far far less of an issue than you might think

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