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roc on Dec 1, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Of Geeks and Girls

Why do you assume 'socially mainstream' == 'less code'?

You seem to be implying that geeks only write code because the industry isn't socially mainstream.

gaius on Dec 2, 2009 [–]

Simply because it means physically spending less time at the keyboard and less time with people who just want to code.

Socially mainstream means leaving work at 5pm and going to the pub, that's what "normal" people do.

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