>routinely think of themselves as mere monkeys...nerd hazing
This phenomenon is also there. But I think, more prominent is the derogatory usage by others, especially when coining terms like <xyz> monkey. For that matter, I am Okay with critiques of tech/practices e.g. Javascript. But definitely don't like derogatory usages like calling the practitioners JS monkeys. Which was the case here. Difference between attacking techs/practices and people.
This phenomenon is also there. But I think, more prominent is the derogatory usage by others, especially when coining terms like <xyz> monkey. For that matter, I am Okay with critiques of tech/practices e.g. Javascript. But definitely don't like derogatory usages like calling the practitioners JS monkeys. Which was the case here. Difference between attacking techs/practices and people.