A lot of people seem to hate Anonymous without knowing even the first thing about them. I have yet to understand why.
Something about Internet and Thin Skin. Recall that we have a person in R&R who was blocked by an artist pre-emptively because the Artist saw them posting things they dislike elsewhere on the net.
Pre-emptive block without even talking with the user. Now compare that with the rumor mill of what Anonymous is. I'd wager that at least 33% of Furries don't know anything about Anonymous other than "Ebil twoll mundanes".
People have done very good things in the name of Anonymous; lack of respect for that just seems childish and rather ignorant.
You mean like their six-month long attention grab toward the inanity of Scientology, releasing information of companies doing some extremely underhanded tactics (such as planting evidence to silence opposition), repeated activities to report animal abusers to police, etcetera? Obviously matters not compared to an "I ween" troll-post.
Hackers weren't involved in exposing the Murdoch phone-hacking scandal.
On a related note, you heard how one of the first few Whistleblowers of Murdoch was found dead, right?
Eh, I still have yet to see Anon doing anything productive in society.
See "reveal companies doing underhanded shit and getting away with it", "frequently locate animal abusers / fuckers and report to police", "dramatically increased public attention toward Scientology", and so on. Mind, this is just what Anonymous members have done in the name of Anonymous - despite what some people may think, an Anonymous member can
not live 20 hours a day in a basement, four hours sleep. They need to do stuff like have a job, pay taxes and rent, etcetera.
Oh, and note: Most Anonymous hackers are by no means professional. Most of them have practically zero experience beyond "Hacking for Dummies"-level knowledge. What's telling about the "hacking" activities is not that they try them, but that - even at such low levels - they
work against things that should be very,
very well protected (Such as a Police Department's system).