Re:Anthony Quinn Warner, person of interest in Nashville bom...
by fortran77 on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:47PM
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This describes me and most of the people I know. Why does the press treat "techies" like weirdos?
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Re:Anthony Quinn Warner, person of interest in Nashville bom...
by LatteLazy on Sunday December 27, 2020 @04:41PM
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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
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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
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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.