Well, before it was a cool identity to have, geeks used to go into computing often in order to escape what they perceived as reality that was hostile to them. I

Well, before it was a cool identity to have, geeks used to go into computing often in order to escape what they perceived as reality that was hostile to them. I guess if you think you are an animal (even if ironically) you would also be more keen to stay in the virtual world. And infosec is one of those fields where hiding behind an avatar or a nickname is still somewhat accepted.