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What is actually wrong with being a "script kiddie"?
If you're breaking into systems and causing damage, then obviously that's a bad thing. But why does it matter your level of expertise or how easy it is for you?

Really it's like saying you won the hardest puzzle game in the world but all you did was use a guide off of gamefaqs. Just not that impressive compared to figuring it out for yourself.

@sj_zero What if it's about what you do not how you do it?

Would blowing up a hospital or a school be a good thing if it was done in a clever way?

Would leaking proprietary code or pharmaceutical company research secrets for a life-saving drug be a bad thing if it was done using an off-the-shelf script attacking a known vuln?
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I don't think you'll get much debate from me that doing bad things is bad.

But if the bad thing would be done either way, then the last sliver of virtue is at least doing the bad thing in a way that implies skill and cunning rather than dumb brute force.

It's like if someone comes up with an amazingly complex heist to rob a bank without anyone being any the wiser or just going in the front door with guns. Don't rob banks obviously, but at least you can respect the skill in a well executed heist.

@Hyolobrika Context thing again... is breaking in bad? Depends on if the system has a clearly unethical purpose. Breaking nazi encryption sounds good, Alan Turing did a good thing.

Is using prepared stuff bad? Not as such, we all depend on tools delivered by others. But one can powertrip and claim faim that is not justified, which would be a reason to critisize.

Otherwise, gatekeeping on the side of the accusers might be the problem.

@Hyolobrika Damn, i just saw how many spelling errors i included. I should charge a fee for those, retirement would not be far away then.