Friday, February 8, 2019

"Hacking"

When most of us think of hacking, what do we think of? Some random person sitting behind their computer in their dark basement stealing your personal information. Should we always think about hacking that way?

The form of hacking I will be discussing is quite different than what a normal hacking process might be. The form of hacking I am thinking of is placing a form of text on a platform where it does not belong. This can also be called guerilla art. This form of art can remind one of virtual graffiti.

There is a lot of this style of writing within all different platforms involving the NFL. Last week, the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl. After the game was over Twitter blew up with people writing why Tom Brady (Patriots Quarter Back) was the best to ever exist in the NFL. This did not only take place on Twitter. If one would search Yelp in the New England part of the U.S. there would be most likely a story involving a player from the Patriots in some form. NFL fans are relentless when it comes to talking about their favorite teams. They have too much time and money invested in the NFL to not talk about their teams. Some people will do anything to help their team win such as this ad on Craigslist for Tom Brady:

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