Reaction to the Sony Hack Is 'Beyond the Realm of Stupid' 12 years ago
"Terrorist" is probably the most destructive word in modern American vernacular. It means both anything and nothing; its only purpose is to (ironically) evoke fear in the listener and handwave away people and ideas you don't like with no evidence and no grounds for further discussion.
Forget motives and social constructs. Forget thinking about real solutions. Are they "cyberterrorists"? Are we being "terrorized"?
The answer to the latter question is of course yes, but not by the "terrorists" but by sensationalist articles like this.