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These types drove me away from IRC and and Computing environments all together. I met a whole bunch of them and the whole vibe was very dismissive. I became an
by unixhero 5y ago
These types drove me away from IRC and and Computing environments all together. I met a whole bunch of them and the whole vibe was very dismissive. I became an economist and later returned to computing again. Edgelords is an accurate term for these types!
- suction 5y agoI'm going through a similar situation. I'm very reluctant to tell new people I meet that my job is internet-related. Many nontechnical friends have come to know the internet mainly as either a cesspool of disturbed people, or a silly pastime for kids with an attention whore syndrome - and anyone who works in the field, even on unrelated projects, is basically fueling the fire. Can't say I even blame them.