I think this is a little unfair - you do prefix your thoughts on the Ruby community with 'whether this is deserved or not', but then treat your perception of th

I think this is a little unfair - you do prefix your thoughts on the Ruby community with 'whether this is deserved or not', but then treat your perception of the community as fact. I'm a Rubyist, and I've found that the vast majority of the community, events, interactions, etc are smart and civil. Yes, the Ruby community does have a bit of a publicity problem, but that's just the noisy/stupid minority. Perhaps this is a common issue more broadly. (Are all PHP developers stupid? Are all lawyers money-hungry scum? Do politicians have no regard for intelligent discourse?) Our media (whether that be mainstream or Twitter and HN) is great at highlighting the controversy, but not a good source for a deeper understanding of the lay of the land.