Paradox said:Used to mean elite when people talked like that online so only certain people understoof it, "31337" then shortened to "1337" but no everyone knows what it means and its seen as some sort of joking term.
Like Hacking, Hacking used to be the utmost of cool, now everyone knows what it means and anyone can say "Im a hacker" and not be
exactly... that is why i hate the 21st century. its the same thing with gaming. only "nerds" used to be gamers, but now everyone plays video games. god i love the 90s. i was friggin playing games since i was 5 years old!! ive been playing mario since i was 5! and i still do!! we should have never left the 16bit era.