Honestly, Hackers gets a lot of shit for being ridiculous, but it only deserves it sometimes.
A lot of the actual hacking that is done in that movie is stuff like social engineering and phreaking payphones. It’s exaggerated in the movie to make it watchable, but it’s largely based in reality.
You’re not wrong. I love onions, but I will freely admit that they are a powerful flavor and they are basically in everything.
I will note that if you’re in this camp, that if you soak your onions in water for a couple minutes after slicing they are significantly less pungent, and will allow you to taste the other stuff better without sacrificing the texture they add