[gherkinnn]

Sounds vindictive. And yet. According to Forbes, the top 8 richest people have a tech background, most of whom are "nerdy" by some definition.

[hkt]

Those are nerds who did founding rather than being an employee, though. Maybe that's the distinction they're trying to make?

[Waterluvian]

I don’t think this distinction actually exists. At that salary this person is moving from being a founder of his own company to being a founder of his own business unit inside Facebook.