It is a complete lack of empathy to ignore the fact that people learn at different paces, and in different ways. Where I struggle, others succeed and vice versa

It is a complete lack of empathy to ignore the fact that people learn at different paces, and in different ways. Where I struggle, others succeed and vice versa. The last thing I want to do is have an attitude of "ONLY THE HARDCORE SURVIVE" (read in a voice of an early-2000's wrestler). When we act like this we turn people off to the world of computing... But, we disagree on this - you actively want that. We have real problems of inclusion in our industry and as someone who's been "part of the problem", I don't want to be part of the problem. "Keep the barriers high" only accomplishes isolation. You also clearly see yourself as "hardcore". It's OK to feel confident in your respective knowledge, but I would remind you that no one knows everything. This will turn people off to you as an engineer, a colleague, etc. We should all keep our minds open by assuming the role of an everlasting learner in a field that is constantly changing and evolving - I urge everyone to stay humble. I am sorry you feel this way, and hope you reconsider your stance.