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Those are strong words for people that just didn't dedicate 90% of their lives to tech like we did. Some people actually do have other interests you know.
Is it okay to hate you simply for not knowing what a flyback diode, colpitts oscillator, phase-locked loop, or regenerative receiver is? That's my hobby. And there are not as many of us as there are software devs. There are not many here who I can discuss electronics engineering with. But I don't despise people because of that.
You gotta realize, WE are the weirdos, not them. A very high interest and obsession over tech is not an average human quality.