Comments on: Angry self righteous tech-nerds

By: gina

gina — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:50:46 +0000

Heh, i’d been searching for something like this for a while. It was one of those things I couldn’t quite put my finger on but always bugged me about certain techies.

By: Sofia

Sofia — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:33:25 +0000

You have nailed this article right on the proverbial head. Right down to their age-range too. It’s as though they feel they have finally found a way to be “superior” to others and feel the need to exploit it. Talk about a Napoleon Complex…

By: Camilo

Camilo — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:23:35 +0000

Amen brother…!

By: Stefan Mischook

Stefan Mischook — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:36:15 +0000

I should point out that many angry-nerds are not as bright as think they are.

When I wrote:

“.. or they find a concept or way of doing things to be ‘below’ them intellectually ..”

I was mocking their often faux intellect.

Stefan

By: forsooth

forsooth — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:27:07 +0000

Yep. As a learner is several areas, I often think 2 and 3 times about how I ask questions for fear of being haughtily dismissed by an “angry nerd” type.

But responses don’t always take the form of outright anger or contempt…Sometimes the response is simply arrogant or dismissive.

My opinion is that it is a gift to have the type of intelligence to grasp some of these difficult-to-learn technologies and concepts, i.e., to be a “nerd” (in the best sense). Since I do not have this particular gift, I appreciate the willingness of those who do to offer a bit of help now and again.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:51:34 +0000

You couldn’t be more right. And since I’m middle-aged, I think it increases their need to have their unprofessional and, dare I say, adolescent behavior to surface. I guess they haven’t figured out that snobby, I’m better than you attitude makes them look like idiots. And being the human that I am, I must admit; at times, I love it when they screw up.

Sometimes I wonder how they ever get to keep their jobs. They need to be sent out to the public areas of the world from time to time to learn people skills.

By: Tom Dana

Tom Dana — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:29:12 +0000

What a good read, nicely written.
You may not be too far from the truth.
I like to pride myself on being able to communicate clearly and interact with the client, as well as tackle the technology. Arrogance is not good quality if you are trying to do business with other people, in fact, it is never a good quality.