The very fact that your previous comment was misinterpreted by tptacek to the point of castigating the imaginary nerds to give up their imaginary rights to &quot;cordon off computer science as a refuge free from nerdiness&quot; indicates to me that those people who are wont to blame the men in tech have little empathy to begin with.<p>The nerd culture has been one of the most inclusive cultures I&#x27;ve been with. As esr wrote, &quot;No compiler or network stack or 3-D printer gives a crap about the shape of your genitals or the color of your skin, and hackers as a culture don’t either.&quot; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;esr.ibiblio.org&#x2F;?p=6642" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;esr.ibiblio.org&#x2F;?p=6642</a>