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On Mon, 23 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:09:30 +0100, D wrote:
>
>> I'm reading Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet
>> right now, and a surprising amount of people in there came from a
>> psychology background.
>
> Nerds tend to be misfits with interesting backgrounds. The Boston chapter
> of the IEEE was very much computer oriented and chasing new ideas. The New
> Hampshire chapter was mostly classical electrical engineers who worked for
> Public Service of NH, the power company. They were nice guys and all and
> could throw nice picnics but the level of conversation was more about
> baseball.
>

This is a strength of technologist culture! I sometimes fear that these 
days with computer science degrees, and less diverse backgrounds, 
something has been lost. =/

That is why I enjoy teaching at vocational schools. There you can still 
get people with the most diverse backgrounds who became interested in 
technology and want to switch careers. That can yield interesting 
perspectives!