Comment by poisonarena
8 hours ago
i went to an eff meeting at a hackerspace in 2006 or 2007, and it was hacker crypto nerds, mostly fat guys with ponytails that liked X files, gaming, and 2600.. some went to 2600 meetings.
I went 10-11 years later, and half the people at the meeting were transexuals, and it was a totally different vibe.
Something happened..
You learned how to identify them better, and the community is hiding their identity less.
Nothing happened, except maybe you forgot what it means to be a hacker.
I miss when tech was mostly the former. Or many just the world when these niches could exist without political activists for the omnicause.
Spoiler: it's the same people
I was around both communities before the transition happened and you're really only about 20% right.
Usually I try to refrain from snark on this platform, but I wonder what could have happened 10 or 11 years after 2006 that would lead transgender folks to start being more concerned with civil liberties and rights...