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kickaha ([personal profile] kickaha) wrote2007-02-14 04:48 pm

Lost... and finally found again.

One of those things that really needs to be passed around more often. I was quite disappointed when it was no longer showing up at the old URL, but I'm very glad to see that someone else archived it so I can bookmark it again. :)

Five Geek Social Fallacies

Unfortunately, it's not limited to just geeks. #4 seems to be the one with the widest distribution... which is sad, since it's probably the one most people grow out of first.

Happy Emotional Codependence Day, everyone! :D

[identity profile] franktheavenger.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
But see, there's a difference between a 'real' beer geek and what I would call a Budweiser geek; the Bud guy just wants to drink a six-pack every night, while a true beer geek actually appreciates the taste of the various brands of yeast-piss s/he's drinking.

No, I'm not a fan of beer. ;)

At any rate, I don't think most people could fit the definition of 'geek,' unless there are such things as 'my children' geeks or 'watching TV until unconsious' geeks.

No, I'm not a fan of humanity at large either. ;)

[identity profile] georgmi.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I assert that there are certainly geeks for any soap opera you care to name.

My definition of 'geek' differs from Jason's: he wants to reserve the term to apply only to the forms of geekdom to which he subscribes; I suggest that any out-of-norm attachment to, and willingness to expound upon, any topic results in behavior that can be identified as geeking.

[identity profile] franktheavenger.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I can get behind that, but I disagree that most people have something that they have that much attachment to. Most people are just drones, IME. :p

[identity profile] georgmi.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Ever ask Joe Drone about last Sunday's questionable offsides penalty? Geekery is everywhere.