"a lot of American geeks just don't work very hard" Another perspective could be that (most) Americans who work hard don't become geeks, because the rewards ar

"a lot of American geeks just don't work very hard" Another perspective could be that (most) Americans who work hard don't become geeks, because the rewards aren't commensurate with other professions. If you're interested in reading some support for this position, you might check out a recent RAND study that concluded that "cience and technology performance, but said the slow growth of U.S.-born technical workers "will change when the earnings and attractiveness of S&E (science and engineering) careers improve." A summary is available here: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-07-08-science-engineer-jobs_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-07-08-science-engi... The full RAND study is at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP241/ http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP241/