[hackerspaces] Product from hackers: resistance or leadership?

[Walter van Holst]

On 2014-11-04 09:26, Elger Jonker wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> One of the keywords that is associated with hackers and hackerspaces
> is "resistance".
> 
> Resistance means that someone else is setting the agenda. Given there
> are hacker organizations with nearly unlimited resources, i wonder why
> "resistance" is still a thing.
> 
> Is the hacker community missing opportunities to lead and thus help
> more people?

Yes, and no. The first question is: is there a monolithic hacker 
community and should it grab these opportunities? Can it do so? Or is 
leading the resistance the best we can hope for?

Regards,

  Walter