I don't see any connection between LSD and geek culture, except for the one programmer who happened to be at that conference. I'd go further and say that I don

I don't see any connection between LSD and geek culture, except for the one programmer who happened to be at that conference. I'd go further and say that I don't see a strong connection between geek culture and the countercultural movement in general. I see it as a carrot and stick approach by the left. On the one hand, the stick is attacking geek culture as a bunch of sexist racist losers. The carrot is allowing geek culture to be co-opted (recuperated, to use a long out of fashion term) by the countercultural movement. We are allowed to celebrate "hacking" as long as it is considered as part of the grand tradition of countercultural rebellion.