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Re:Anthony Quinn Warner, person of interest in Nashville bom... by fortran77 on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:47PM (#25554103)
This describes me and most of the people I know. Why does the press treat "techies" like weirdos?

      “You never saw anyone come and go,” Schmoldt said of Warner’s home. “Never saw him go anywhere. As far as we knew, he was kind of a computer geek that worked at home.” 

     Warner had placed lights and security cameras outside his house. 

     Warner would do a lot of work in his yard, a tall antenna is placed prominently on the side of the house, Schmoldt said. Warner built the fence around his yard himself, the neighbor recalled. 

     The neighbors never talked about politics or religion. Warner never gave any indication of any closely held ideology.
Re:Anthony Quinn Warner, person of interest in Nashville bom... by LatteLazy on Sunday December 27, 2020 @04:41PM (#25554504)
I agree about it being anyone. Isn't that sort of the point though: everyone is weird. My dad is mad about football, so a similar report about him would list "never missing a game" and "often wearing his teams colours" and we'd all raise eyebrows.

You can get eyebrows raised about anyone by listing mundane but specific details I think is my point...

Re:Anthony Quinn Warner, person of interest in Nashville bom... by beezle on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:45AM (#25559529)
It is troubling that any of that would be described as odd, especially in the age of Covid. Not everyone is a social butterfly and not everyone has large extended families. Even circles of friends tend to get smaller as one gets older.
Re:Anthony Quinn Warner, person of interest in Nashville bom... by threwawaysoff on Monday December 28, 2020 @07:49AM (#25558802)
Well, consider the Simpsons' comic book guy: high-IQ but essentially unproductive. He represents that smart-weirdo stereotype.

In terms of envy and anti-intellectualism, it's convenient to lump most tech people, including productive ones, into the smart-weirdo stereotype.

Furthermore, someone is also a "weirdo" if they have a lifestyle that differs significantly from an acceptable "normal" range of allowed configurations.