Re:Katz writes about things without having 2 clues (Score 1)

It's interesting that you end this remarkably mean-spirited post by claiming not to understand what Katz means when he says that the tech community "tolerates an alarming amount of hostility and abuse". However, I don't want to dwell on the tone of your post, because I have some things to say about the content of your argument. You seem to be claiming that tech people deserve to be selfish because they are smarter and work harder than everyone else. You are assuming three things when making this claim: 1. Proficiency with programming and computer engineering is directly equatable with overall intelligence. 2. Successful tech people work harder than everyone else. 3.People who are smart and hard-working have no responsibiities toward those who aren't. 1 and 2 strike me as clearly false, and 3 is pretty debatable. Losts of smart people spend their time learning about things other than computers (been to the doctor lately? have all your teachers been computer experts? ever been to an art museum?). As hard as you work, there are plenty of people in non-technical fields working just as hard (ever work on a construction crew, or in food service, or in a factory?). I'm not going to try and argue against 3, since it is a little much to deal with in a post. You also seem to be arguing that you shouldn't be expected to care about the less fortunate ("posers, idiots, and other creatures" as you call them) because some people weren't very nice to you in the past. That, my friend, is just sort of pathetic. The fact of the matter is that people in the computer industry are doing well financially right now because of 1. Particular (and probably temporary) economic contingencies 2. Socio-economic backrounds that allowed them access to computers and education in computer related topics 3. Their own intelligence and hard work. Please, try not to forget 1 and 2