It was mostly women, which was actually a bigger problem because despite a massive headstart, the British computer industry basically fired every early computer scientist they had the moment the boys came home and sent the ladies back to the kitchen.
Then they couldn't navigate the conflict created by their class system: only gentleman received an education, but only working class men could work with machines, so who was supposed to work with computers?
In the end a big lead on computer development never really materialized into a real advantage for the UK because their culture just wasn't ready for it.
This is literally what breaking down social barriers (you know, DEI) is supposed to address, so maybe we don't waste the next opportunity.
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