[sharpdot]

It’s not broken. We nerds think it is because it’s no longer just for nerds. It used to be a DnD party but now it’s a keg party. The problem is we didn’t set up guidelines when we had the chance. We made agile manifestos instead. How do we do make rules now? That’s the new tech challenge.

[uniqueid]

It seems to me nerds came very late indeed to the "internet is broken" party. Most of us wanted to believe there was an "invisible hand" online, guiding the world to reason and brotherly love.

My perception is that the inflection points at which nerds soured have been political events: Edward Snowden, 2016 US Election, Brexit, Charlottesville, Myanmar, and Christchurch.

I don't see the common thread of these events pointing to a clash of nerds and jocks. It's just become an exercise in cognitive dissonance to preach "Singularity" gospel, while the world outside looks increasingly dystopian.

[sharpdot]

Good point. Yeah I don't think it's a clash of nerds v jocks - more of a shift from a small party to one where everybody and their friend shows up.