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Seems to me he is mixing geeks and nerds. The impression i have is that the geek label came into effect during the dot-com era as a way to be a web guy without
by digi_owl 10y ago
Seems to me he is mixing geeks and nerds.
The impression i have is that the geek label came into effect during the dot-com era as a way to be a web guy without the "no social graces" stigma.
These days you get geeks appropriating nerd elements as a element of their self promotion, resulting in hipsters...
- sametmax 10y agoNerds is what we call today the people we called geeks yesterday.
- Sir_Substance 10y agoTo be honest, the difference between geeks and nerds is so regional that it's hardly ever worth trying to explain the distinction. I always found it interesting that the difference between the two words could change so radically depending on where you are, considering most of the west got the same movies and TV shows.