Personally I think the modern activist should dress like Devo
But not the Mayan pyramids Devo, I wanna see the potato bodies of the “Oh No It’s Devo!” phase.
We are living through a devolution, after all.
Okay, I guess I’ll put the cat ears away :/
No you fool! That’s the fashion he’s looking for! Put on the fursuit and thigh high socks and shut down Google!
Yes Daddy, I can’t aid the revolution if I’m not wearing my maid uniform
I think most anti status quo people wouldn’t be interested in the clothing industrial complex
Maybe people are just more comfortable expressing themselves in different and unique ways that don’t conform to one “outfit/style”
I think hand repaired and hand sewn stuff could easily be it. “I made this dress before taking down the stock exchange”
I still don’t think anyone who’s in the hacktivist scene really gives a shit or at least doesn’t give a shit on whole any more than any other group does.
Let me spend several months trying to identify exploits while siting at my computer but also take the time every day to coordinate a cute outfit…
Maybe. But it’s a craft that takes a lot of practice to get good at, and a lifetime to master.
Punk tends to lean towards modifying what you have with what tools are available, and shopping second-hand. As a bonus, the inherent aesthetic is harder for the fashion industry to co-opt.
The punk aesthetic was invented by a man who owned a fashion label and had his own storefront.
Joke’s on him, I never paid him a penny
I think I once spent 99 cents on his cover of she’s not there.
He ripped it off from a man who was one of punk’s founding fathers.
Give us a name to go with the face, at least.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that’s Richard Hell.Correct!
For those not in the know, he was a member of a number of New York punk bands in the 70s. Malcolm McLaren nicked his style (along with that of others) and brought it over to England to sell in his clothing store Sex.
Punk, like 80s punk? Safety pin piercings, jackets with the arms torn off, covered in handsewn patches, egg-white hair glue?
Late 70s Punk.
is this resistance or a costume party? either way i think black with bandanas is a boring theme
Pat the Bunny referenced???
And recognized in record time!!!??
black hoodie in a dark room, maybe even a guy fawkes mask
They do have a look, they just become trans
Or furries.
Thigh highs and skirt-go-spinny aesthetic <3
I thought thigh highs and cat ear headsets are the style of the modern hacktivist?
It’s either that or a fursuit
A dude in a full Fox fursuit is the face behind the string of shutdowns that slowed the nation to a halt. I can see it now, FBI dragging the poor guy out of his room, knocking over models and plushies off his desk as he struggles to get his message out to the public.
They even shot his waifu pillow
That, or a fursuit! There’s definitely a current aesthetic imo, but obviously it’s a generalization that not everyone fits, as has always been the case.
20 years ago, it was The Matrix. 10 years ago, Guy Fawkes masks. Thigh highs and cat ears are the least cringy of the possibilities to date.
to be fair, while not much of a hacker since the days when you could just open windows and delete the password, most of my casual wardrobe could pass for ‘cozy pyjama party matrix cosplay’.
Check out Hirens boot CD if you want to reset windows passwords
Also medicat
Columbine ruined The Matrix look real quick.
It only had 3 weeks.
I think John would be delighted tbh
SiegedSec moment
You’re telling me a Doritos-stained shirt isn’t an aesthetic?
It is, and I’m tired of pretending that it’s not
Drip lies in the eye of the beholder
that do be how eyedrops work
Like the stains that dripped on my shirt?
This is wisdom.
Priorities
Srsly, fashion takes time and money and thought.
If any of those in short supply ya jes wear what you got
Like all of this things listed were cheap and anti-fashion at the time.
Time, maybe for some things but chucking on a pair of docs and a jacket isn’t time consuming, a Mohawk could be but you don’t style them every day. &tc.
Streetwear has lost its way 😢
Streetwear has been co-opted by designer streetwear brands and costs a fuck load to fit that look
Back then and today workwear is where it’s at. Not reflective vest type of workwear, this kind of stuff. Comfy, durable, cut that prioritises function but doesn’t ignore style (maybe unsurprisingly companies like it when their employees have a bit of drip), and unless the company sold out to fashion you’re not paying extra for the brand (unless it’s Engelbert-Strauss which is construction site Gucci. I mean it’s still solid and functional it’s just not worth the premium). Also available without cargo pockets if you insist, look for companies catering more towards service jobs than the trades.
Pretty much only downside is the lack of colour options. Be careful when thinking about dying stuff many synthetics don’t dye well or at all, even when the fabric is pure cotton the thread is definitely polyester. Or even silica.
We let it happen, imo. The bling era of incorporating high fashion into streetwear to show off let luxury brands co-opt it.
I do feel kind of simillarly betrayed. Watch Dogs were my forst point of reference into what hacker subcultures look like, and it has shaped a large part of my life - next month i’s going to be 5 years I’ve worked as a Red Teamer in a cybersec company. I’m also mostly a poser, and the aesthetics simply makes it way more fun - making art that’s tied into what you do is great, assuming you dont take it too seriously, of course. Not that I do it, but the way Watch Dogs portraied it, it was fun.
Is it neccessary? Of course not. Is it a shame there aren’t many hackerspaces with cool street art, and hacktivists making over the top manifests ajd cool streetart around our town? A little bit.
I met Waters once at a viewing of Pecker. The dude is a gem.
a what
Dick show. You’ve never been to one?
When you get together with the homies and view each other’s peckers in a heterosexual way
ah, like the business card scene from american psycho
“Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark…”
Its always good to have a watermark on your pecker to discourage piracy
He was on my Southwest flight to LAX in 2001 and there was a palpable buzz among the pax.
Then ran into him while we were waiting for our rides at the white zone, which is for loading and unloading only.
I presented him with a super tacky giant gold coat button I had just found at a payphone as if it was an achievement award, and had a fun quick chat. Lovely and delightful guy.
Yes please fit into a nice cultural box so you’re easy to profile, entice and hunt
Edit to say you don’t need an age to be an activist. Does hacktivism have an age? Idk I guess younger folks are more likely to do it right now. Maybe hacktivism just needs a democratizing platform. Like enable grandma to ddos
It’s literally part of hacker-ethics to not judge people by their fancy exterior:
Hackers should be judged by their acting, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
Thanks for posting this!
For those who aren’t familiar - CCC is the chaos computer club, they have lots of talks and events all about tech, politics, intel, hacking/security, etc.
Great resource to socialize with
ccc.de is the Chaos Computer Club? How is that spelled in German? Computerchaosclub?
No, it’s spelled the same.
I believe that’s the origin of “tits or GTFO” came from too, a cringey way of saying that they don’t care if your a girl if you say something dumb online. Though predictably it morphed into incel taunts and male chauvinist bullshit once the meaning was lost.
