A Microsoft executive accidentally exposed one of the ugly truths of tech

Image caption: It started as a little cheerleading…. Article by Chris Matyszczyk for Technically Incorrect.

One of the great dangers in tech lies in believing you’re a special kind of clever. A Microsoft executive’s innocent comment led to some stark revelations about how some people in tech really think.

Sometimes nerds can get on your nerves.

They don’t necessarily mean to, but they can have a particularly unfiltered mind that’s connected to particularly unfiltered vocal cords.

Which can lead to the odd awkward moment.

Here, for example, was a conversation I blundered upon. It involved someone at Microsoft, someone at Starbucks and someone who might want to consider his filters. (And may now have.)

Naturally, the conversation was on Twitter. I don’t get to eavesdrop anywhere else these days. […]

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