about korakophilos

korakophilos has been drawn to hacker culture since stumbling across copies of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly in a bookstore as a teenager in the mid-1990s. That discovery opened a lifelong fascination with phones, phone phreaking history, hacking, and the communities that treat technology as something to explore, question, and reshape.

They describe themself as an eternal noob. Curiosity has always mattered more than credentials, and questioning authority has always mattered more than chasing prestige. For korakophilos, hacking is not a job description. It is an orientation toward the world: to learn, to tinker, to refuse to accept the systems of power at face value.

Their interests include hacker ethics, free and open-source software, telephony, locksport, digital privacy, and the social dimensions of technology. They love technology while rejecting the forces that distort it: tech bro culture, surveillance capitalism, and extractive tech industry practices.

In particular, korakophilos is outspoken about the harms of generative AI. Beyond the hype, they see a system built on exploitative data practices, energy-intensive computation, and an economic model that concentrates power while undermining creative labor. Their perspective is shaped by a conviction that technology should serve people and communities, not corporations and capital.

As an autistic person living with other disabilities, korakophilos cannot work full time. They remain open to part-time freelance and contract opportunities that align with their values and that recognize technology should serve people, not corporations.

korakophilos continues to learn, experiment, and connect with others who believe hacking is about more than disruption. It is about imagination, autonomy, and building a culture where knowledge is shared and authority is questioned.