I think his problem is with the people who label themselves as nerds and programmers. The author should go by a person's _work_ to decide how good one is. Not by the air, debates and the talks!
I do. My particular group of friends includes nerds and hipsters and radical liberals and libertarians and volleyball players and a whole bunch of people who I hang out with because of who they are and what they do.
This isn't my writing about a dislike of nerds. This is my writing to certain nerds explaining why their situation is what it is.
This isn't my writing about a dislike of nerds. This is my writing to certain nerds explaining why their situation is what it is.