I think it's substantially different if that subculture operates in an open environment that encourages participation.
If you want to have a private, invite-only community that has strict rules of abrasive (or other) behaviour, that is also possible.
If, however, you run around the world telling everyone how amazing your culture is, how it's producing things that will change all our lives, how it's great for getting a well paying career, etc, etc, all of which the hacking culture has done, then you have nobody to blame when people start paying attention. We asked for all of this, and we reap the rewards, good and bad.
If you want to have a private, invite-only community that has strict rules of abrasive (or other) behaviour, that is also possible.
If, however, you run around the world telling everyone how amazing your culture is, how it's producing things that will change all our lives, how it's great for getting a well paying career, etc, etc, all of which the hacking culture has done, then you have nobody to blame when people start paying attention. We asked for all of this, and we reap the rewards, good and bad.