Stereotypes of Computer "Nerds"

The movie depicted computer enthusiasts as Caucasian (or Asian) men with glasses who had a sort of obsession with electronics. They showed young kids alluding to the idea that these men had always been this way and were sort of born with an obsession to tinker with electronics and try to figure these things out. They are shown as not really having friends (or at least friends that aren't just like they are) or girlfriends. They seem to value the computers more than social lives, eating, sleeping, grooming, even going to school. In terms of eating they ate basically when they had to, or when they remembered, they ate junk food like pizza and thrived off of caffeine and soda. The movie explains them as using computers to escape the confusing world of women and personality etc. They appreciated electronics because of the simplistic idea of math and programs that led to the same results if done properly every time.
I think that quite a few of these stereotypes are still true. I know that the electronics nerds do tend to be so wrapped up in what they're doing that they forget to eat or they eat what is convenient and keeps them going. But they are not all men anymore. Neither are they single. Though I think often the electronic obsessed males frequently are attracted to girls with the same obsession. I think the lifestyle is kind of stayed pretty similar but what has changed the most is the demographic. Anybody can become one of the "obsessive nerds" and in fact magazines frequently write about how parents can keep their children from becoming obsessed with electronics (including watching TV, or playing video games, but also programming or writing games or tinkering with programs).