“We're really the typical demographic, actually,” says Alex Stinson, back on the leather couches.

“White, male techies with college degrees,” agrees Kevin Rutherford. “Not you, though,” he says, squinting at a young woman who has silently joined the group, pale with dyed black hair and a skeptical, Daria-like expression. “Are you a contributor?”

“Yes,” she says, her eyes narrowing.

“Do you have a college degree?” Kevin asks.

“Yes,” she says, a bit harder.

“So you're like, completely out there,” he says, flustered. “In that you're not like us, but you have a college degree,” he adds hastily. “I mean, you are like us, but you’re not.” He sputters on for a few minutes.