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Some in the original Facebook thread were not appreciative of Loretto's remark.

'Women's way of thinking, marry the rich guy,' one reader commented.

Others were thrilled that the tech guru took time out of his schedule to strike a blow for equal rights.

'Great answer... love that... I taught myself how to rebuild and repair computers and build gaming systems... I had no idea 20 years ago but I never gave up,' said a commenter.