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The OP made the crucial mistake of not researching holocaust related material prior to posting. Even if the Jewish citizens of Europe segregated themselves for their own interest rather than being forced to, today’s widely accepted definition of Ghetto comes from either poor urban areas or in reference to the Jewish ghettos set up by the Nazis.

That being said, the OP does make a good point that the programming industry is a ghetto in the sense that culturally it has a particular way of thinking and approaching the world. What really isn’t interesting about it, is that almost every profession has the same thing. HN is an example of an internet ghetto in the form of a place that allows its users to only associate with each other if they choose even if they are geographically separated.

In 2011 the SBS talked about how broadband could lead to internet ghettos and I believe they have a point, but the question is: Is an internet ghetto really a bad thing? http://www.news.com.au/technology/broadband-could-lead-to-di...