TL;DR A nerd "who’d spent much of his life in the ivory tower" gets taken advantage of because he never faced the world outside. I think while this isn't tech

TL;DR A nerd "who’d spent much of his life in the ivory tower" gets taken advantage of because he never faced the world outside. I think while this isn't tech related BUT a lot of people who grew up in similar environments and lack proper awareness about what most would consider "basics" should pay attention. I wonder if in his mind he thinks that the world resembles his world of academia, educated and polite friends and family?