Before computing, I worked in motion pictures as a lighting director. I'm credited, and my name is in IMDB. You've very likely seen some of my work if you're a fan of the indie circuit. I pivoted to computing after six films because I found it a more interesting line of work and it's something I've done since I was a kid (I trained on lighting later in life).
That gives me the perspective of two careers: one full of primadonnas, constant whining, arguing over trivialities, pampering, and bizarre celebrity status, and the other one being motion pictures.
(Cheap joke aside, I found film a more calming career. I certainly came home angry less.)
At least from my perspective (of watching internet fallout of bad thing said at 'con), it seems Open Source is worse than Closed Source about chauvinistic comments. Does that jive with your assessment?
I narrow it down to the "typical Web startup" community, whatever that means. I won't call that Silicon Valley, because Silicon Valley is a little more amorphous than that.
I've heard from traditional game developers that it's worse over there (is it, folks?), but I have a feeling if you step far enough away from "typical Web startup", you find branches of engineering where bros can't study PHP for a weekend and become a CTO, then rage about tits after their third Red Bull.
That gives me the perspective of two careers: one full of primadonnas, constant whining, arguing over trivialities, pampering, and bizarre celebrity status, and the other one being motion pictures.
(Cheap joke aside, I found film a more calming career. I certainly came home angry less.)