The hacker culture in Latin America was largely driven by frustration with the subpar hardware/software options available to the general public, and the financial inaccessibility of better options. So I wouldn't say that financial stability is a prerequisite for hacker culture to thrive.
That's the main reason why most embedded devices and Android phone hackers (or more recently, ROM developers) are from Russia, Brazil or India. It's more of trying to squeeze more performance from a cheaper option... and having the time to do it. Once you're happy enough (not even perfectly!) with your product and you don't have the time to try to improve it yourself, you just won't.
The hacker culture in the West is more related to creating a thing, and doing everything yourself from scratch on bare metal components - often for the fun and challenge, rather than necessity.
Well-rounded fullstack engineer that has worked in teams and companies of all sizes, and across diverse industries. Extremely strong in frontend, with proficiency in backend, and some DevOps exposure.
Well-rounded fullstack engineer that has worked in teams and companies of all sizes, and across diverse industries. Extremely strong in frontend, with proficiency in backend, and some DevOps exposure.
Well-rounded fullstack engineer that has worked in teams and companies of all sizes, and across diverse industries. Extremely strong in frontend, with proficiency in backend, and some DevOps exposure.
You need to read between the lines: in boardroom speak, to "democratize" something usually means to dilute its rarity, usually to eliminate some party's bargaining power.
