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Although someone said that there was a hacker aesthetic rather than a hacker ethic, I think &ldquo;aesthetic&rdquo; is not quite the right word either. An aesthetic is an idea of what is beautiful. This is an idea of what is exciting and meaningful. Is there a word for that? I can think of &ldquo;the hacker way&rdquo;, but that sounds rather pompous and new-age.