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A large part of it is that in geek circles (or male circles in general) it's fashionable to say that you don't like to shop. I didn't like it until I tried to e

• Ixiaus 16y ago
  It's that way for chick-geeks too. I get hit on a lot by women in the tech scene and they can never figure out why I ignore their sexual and IOI signals in favor of women that are a bit boppier, wear heels and g-strings most of the time, and are on the extreme side of femininity. Do I like intelligence? Greatly so, I get along really well with many women who are lawyers, doctors, &c... because those professions seem to attract really smart people that also like to be attractive when they go out casually. This is not typically the case for women and men in technology - it's actually refreshing to meet someone that is both a brilliant programmer/mathematician/engineer and cares about their outward presentation.