It&#x27;s a broad stereotype, but I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s entirely wrong. My social awkwardness definitely contributed to my spending more time on the PC as a kid, and that got me excited about computers.<p>I&#x27;ve since improved my social skills a ton, but it&#x27;s natural to expect different psychological trends in a population of engineers than in, say, people who go into sales.