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Too much emphasis on education and college in this article. Hacking requires 'thinking outside the box'; often called lateral thinking[0]. Formal education in the subject of hacking is nice, but doesn't allow for the creative mind to fully explore systems. There's a phrase:

   Don't Learn to Hack - Hack to Learn

In terms of earning money from hacking, there are tradeoffs made in both whitehat and blackhat hacking. One noticeable tradeoff in blackhat hacking is having no boss, and penetrating a system on your own terms. Whitehat hacking might pay more and be more respectful and a nice little haven where you can avoid jail, but it's often riddled with a rigid framework for getting into systems and doesn't encourage the lateral thinking I previously mentioned. Instead it's a corporate cubicle job where hacking is often automated and routine.

On the other hand, there is grey hat hacking which many fall into at some stage to strike a balance, and often balance criminality with a respectful whitehat job that pays well.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking