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This is true only if your definition of “computer nerd” includes terrible shape and never working out.
by markwkw 4y ago
This is true only if your definition of “computer nerd” includes terrible shape and never working out.
- LouisSayers 4y agoI don't know... looking back at my career software engineers I've worked with have on a whole been overweight or skinny fat. Honestly can't remember chatting to any of them about the gym - there's been a couple into biking or swimming but only really a handful that seemed into the gym or into doing sports of some kind. As a software engineer, I would classify myself as a computer nerd, but honestly feel a bit out of place with a lot of ppl that work in the industry. I don't watch Dr Who or Star Trek, don't read fiction, and I enjoy extreme sports, martial arts etc. It can feel like a strange dynamic, and I can see how thinking of a "computer nerd" brings up an image of Bill Gates or Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons for most people.
- terribleperson 4y agoMartial arts fits into a particular (now rather outdated) hacker stereotype that can be seen in The Jargon File.