> computers used to be fun when you commanded them what to do, they did it
> Users used to be in control and now they are the ones being controlled
2013 was the watershed for me. You can read about why here [1]
There's a world of difference between using a tool and being a tool.
That transformation from "It's more fun to compute" to "If you've nothing to fear you've nothing to hide" took place almost silently in the first 20 years of this century.
The problem is that as "hackers" we don't understand computers. Retaking tech, by fully understanding and helping to culturally redefine computing is both the duty and prerogative of any real hackers left out there.
As for the fun. It never went away for me. I am more passionate about technology, coding, networks and electronics than at any time in my life - precisely because the stakes are now so high.