online culture is both very valuable and very dangerous because it allows people to find tiny segments of people who think just like them -- but on the other hand, lowers the bar to diversity and outsiders coming in and showing that they're actually human despite being from a different group.

I'm also very self-taught, and while I'm often frustrated at the shallowness of some of my knowledge, I think I bring in the different perspective which is valuable. Go, us.