[Solixious]

Reading tutorials doesn't make anyone "script kiddie".
Script kiddies are those people who simply use an already made software to hack into systems without knowing the internal working of the software.
You never said up there who you consider to be true hackers. I believe they are people who have the desire of learning the working principle of various things and using that knowledge for doing something that skips the common eye. It need not necessarily be evil.
Its true that people are mostly interested in exploiting vulnerabilities more than gaining inside knowledge nowadays. But the hacker breed is not yet extinct. I'm sure you can find some good hackers in places like these.
Cheers.