RE: Anyone else that fucked up?

Just so I can get a better idea of who I may be taking advice from in the future, how many of you guys are shut-ins? As in, how many of you generally fit the cliche description of what people would define as a "nerd" or a "geek"?

Personally, I really enjoy technology and thus by extension have found programming to be the most interesting path to make a living with, and I overall hate the mainstream and what pop culture has done to a lot of my generation. But I still have lots of good friends at college, I still go out and do things from time to time (and even though I have gone to a few parties, I hardly go out every night or weekend and get totally smashed like some people I know, like the retarded frats). I can actually interact with people (or at least put up with people convincingly), even though I'm smart and enjoy learning I still have a social life.

I don't think I have to be a complete shut-in like some of the stories I've heard to be a competent programmer and make a living doing it. Am I wrong?

OP from the other thread.
I don't know about the others who posted but I'm not a 'nerd' or a 'geek'. These groups love each other, I don't like anyone.
Plus, I daily exercise. (helps for the insomnia, gets me tired and eventually to sleep a bit)
I am a 'shut-in', I guess because I feel that humanity has failed me.

Lastly, why do you care about the looks or what a person does in his daily life when you take programming advice from him?
Sure, you may had to ignore the advice if it where about life, but damn it's programming we're talking about here. You only need a chair and a monitor to learn it.