The Hacker Ethic Quotes

“One might say that there is an "ethics barrier " a speed above which ethics can no longer exit. After that point the only remaining goal is to survive the immediate moment.”
― Pekka Himanen, The Hacker Ethic: A Radical Approach to the Philosophy of Business

“This primary question of life organization is immensely important. If making money is the main goal, a person can often forget what his or her true interests are or how he or she wants to deserve recognition from others. It is much more difficult to add on other values to a life that started out with just making money in mind than it is to make some personally interesting endeavor financially possible or even profitable.”
― Pekka Himanen, The Hacker Ethic: A Radical Approach to the Philosophy of Business

“One might say that Christianity’s original answer to the question “What is the purpose of life?” was: the purpose of life is Sunday.”
― Pekka Himanen, The Hacker Ethic: A Radical Approach to the Philosophy of Business