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Leave it to geeks to make something as amazing as "clicking with another person," especially someone of the opposite sex, seem so technical and linear. But an
by olegious 16y ago
Leave it to geeks to make something as amazing as "clicking with another person," especially someone of the opposite sex, seem so technical and linear.
But an interesting read ;).
- powrtoch 16y agoI think of it as one of those things that a lot of people get intuitively, but some people have to have explained to them. You can become good at just about anything in life given enough effort, it's just that we usually prefer to play to our strengths instead of making things hard on ourselves. So if you're a terrible artist, you could (a) take years of classes, learn a bunch of techniques, and eventually be able to draw well, or (b) pick another hobby. If the thing you're bad at is social interaction though, (b) is probably not an attractive option. I feel the same way each time one of these "fashion for hackers" posts shows up. It's kind of funny/sad if it's explaining something that you already get, but for those that don't get it, it's surely nice to have it laid out in painstaking detail. Because sometimes option (b) just sucks.
- olegious 16y agogood point.
- philwelch 16y agoEverything is technical, or at least amenable to technical explanation. Geeks of past eras similarly burst bubbles like "why is the sky so blue", "why are sunsets all pink and colorful like that", and "what the fuck is up with magnets?". On the other hand, geeks were able to outright invent even more magic, like this weird aluminum box with buttons on it that makes other people's opinions appear on a glass surface!
- Dylanlacey 16y agoThat's a great defense! I'll use that next time someone accuses me of being too technical and unromantic: "I just want to know how the magic works so I can make BETTER magic!"