> I do think our industry, overall, has a problem with what I call the "alpha nerd" clash, where people who have, if they're like me, often prided themselves on

> I do think our industry, overall, has a problem with what I call the "alpha nerd" clash, where people who have, if they're like me, often prided themselves on their intelligence (comparative to their peers) in their schooling etc. and perhaps been ostracised for their intellect and/or its pursuits, still pursue that need to feel smarter than others, which can lead to self-congratulatory sneering. This, and I'm typing this out around a group of these people right now. This is just a local scope of problems that then manifest in more global and troubling issues like diversity problems and predatory behavior among employees in the workplace.