[ionwake]

Having spent 2 decades programming I feel I was indeed surrounded by opinionated people who were narrow minded and combative, and often I felt looked down upon regarding my tech stack or code or interests ( eg I remember there being a strongly negative bias against bitcoin in the early days). Now I know according to research most would have been on the autism spectrum and generally less socially adjusted as others with other careers.

I think my point is engineering may lend itself to strong opinions in people with poor social skills.

[feoren]

> eg I remember there being a strongly negative bias against bitcoin in the early days

So, in the one example you gave, they were right. And yet I get downvoted for suggesting: hey, guys, that senior developer who's insisting on doing something a certain way? Sorry you have to hear this, but they're often right.

[ionwake]

I think there is some confusion here. I will clarify, but please don't get offended.

For your first point, no, they were wrong, I did very well on bitcoin - hence my example.

For your second point - I am confused - I agree senior developers know what they are talking about, I was one for nearly 2 decades. I was referring to peers not superiors. I was saying I have encountered narrow mindedness and ignorance. I did not say that is all I encountered. I also encountered kind, intelligent, superior and inspirational people.

Edit> On second thoughts - I re read your comment - Who downvoted you? When? Was it in regards to this article?

What on earth are you talking about?

Are you chatgpt?