Nerds that gain notoriety/power and do whatever they can to preserve it has always been fascinating to me.
I've been following this for a while too. It's all fascinating. Being an arcade/pinball collector has really opened my eyes to a lot of this: these people are all selfish children.
I worry about the teens and twentysomethings who do this near professionally. What will they do when their reflexes are shot?
Additionally TwinGalaxies can go to hell.