Not at all, actually. Usage of words like "hacker" or "cyber", in the meaning ascribed by mass-media et.al., can be very useful to identify someone as "not an actual hacker". Jargon has been used this way for about as long as humanity exists.
I recall a story in which, a few years ago, a few emissaries from police agencies roamed the Chaos Communication Congress to recruit IT personnel. But they came in suits and thus immediately stood out of the crowd which was wearing nerdy T-shirts and hoodies, so no one liked to be seen with them.
I recall a story in which, a few years ago, a few emissaries from police agencies roamed the Chaos Communication Congress to recruit IT personnel. But they came in suits and thus immediately stood out of the crowd which was wearing nerdy T-shirts and hoodies, so no one liked to be seen with them.