Day One: Triumph of the Nerds

In the documentary “The Triumph of the Nerds,” the ‘nerds’ often compared their dedication and love for hacking and creating different kinds of codes. The men interviewed described being isolated in cramped rooms with other ‘code’ enthusiasts through the night, being overly caffeinated and sometimes forgetting to eat. Along with their obsession, the people interviewed fit the general profile of white men with glasses. There was no real talk of any other kind of social life besides that of the one of breaking, writing, and creating various computer languages and codes and comparing them with one another. The sub-culture of this ‘techie’ world was one in which people shared their discoveries with one another, yet there were never any women around. The group, however alternative, was main stream with the same kind of people. Coincidentally, many of the major founders were very young and did not have college degrees when they began creating these programs.