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> while male programmers have had nothing but encouragement I really hate this stereotype as growing up in 80s "liking computers" was this thing only "nerds" l
by gedy 5y ago
> while male programmers have had nothing but encouragement
I really hate this stereotype as growing up in 80s "liking computers" was this thing only "nerds" liked in my area. Getting called a nerd was not at all positive and a derogatory slur. I loved computers at my own (social) peril.
- otto2 5y agoMe too. I suffered few years being called "Clive" and "Sinclair" by bullish peers.
- seattle_spring 5y agoYep. In elementary school I was called a computer nerd every day. Want to know who usually flung that insult? Girls. Typically ones that would say "ew, math is gross." Now they're the ones posting the 70 cents on the dollar misinformation to their FB feed.
- ksec 5y agoExactly. The narrative changed when iPhone / Smartphone took over the world. Now everyone knows what is an "App". And somehow Silicon Valley took over the world. Mainstream Media has all sort of Tech reporting in their front page. Stock investment are also dominated by tech. All of a sudden software programming is cool and you get some sort of social status with it. But in the 80s/ 90s picking up a Pascal or Delphi book was about the dumbest thing you do in social circle.
- marcus_holmes 5y agoI get that. But talk to a female colleague about her experience with it. They get not only the "nerd" label but also the whole "choose something that's feminine, no boy wants to marry a girl smarter than him" thing. It's fucked up.