Good joke. I asked a smiliar question and also why the disability wage gap wasn't included in my company's DEI report while the gender wage gap and leadership representation was. No real answers of course...
Not sure, but I have worked at places where being genuninely technically capable has had a positive effect one ones career advancement. At other places it was treated with open hatred and scorn, with there being a concentrated effort to keep techies away from the important people and positions.
I don't think he means that - but you being in the class of people that has to fix real bugs, and deliver working software puts you at a disadvantage compared to people who just blow hot air and talk in circles, even if you are a charming social butterfly outside of word.