Comment by CapsAdmin

> What makes someone a script kiddie or not a script kiddie?

The way I see it, a script kiddie is someone who buy weapons with the intention to cause harm. They don't know or care how the weapon works, as it's just a tool for their malicious plan.

A non-script kiddie would be someone who build weapons.

If you assume weapons have recreational purposes, the builder/non script-kiddie is less likely to be malicious as they love the craft of building weapons. For example recreating historical weapons, or just being nerdy about machinery of a gun works.

A builder with malicious intent as first priority can exist, they are more likely to just be interested in building.

So basically, nerds are perceived to be more ethical than non nerds.