I don't know that I'm terribly interested in gatekeeping who can call themselves a hacker.
Like I'll agree that there definition of hacker in 1983 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames is different from the one we generally buse today, but the world has changed a lot in that time.
Did white-hat exist in '83?
The definition of hacker has evolved from "one who uses computer tools to gain illicit access to protected computer systems" to "one who makes shit work and does cool stuff"
If you're going to imply that only the 1983 definition is the one anyone can use, I feel like you're going to be off on that island mostly alone.
Like I'll agree that there definition of hacker in 1983 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames is different from the one we generally buse today, but the world has changed a lot in that time.
Did white-hat exist in '83?
The definition of hacker has evolved from "one who uses computer tools to gain illicit access to protected computer systems" to "one who makes shit work and does cool stuff"
If you're going to imply that only the 1983 definition is the one anyone can use, I feel like you're going to be off on that island mostly alone.