Geek 1.0 and Geek 2.0

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The evolution of the geek.



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    condensedmilk

    roleplay handbook

    Puulaahi

    Nerd

    placatedmayhem

    Seen this before and I still _hate_ this image. Geeks come in plenty of different types, and we refer to this type as the “douchebag”.

    My personal feeling is that this is the image of a Mac-toting, self-loving idiot, not necessarily a geek.

    Le sigh.

    mossimo09

    Most can be seen toting their girlfriend replacements (a.k.a. friend isolators, a.k.a. iPhones).

    rattybad

    placatedmayhem: I agree. Any douche can wear a black tee and jeans and buy the latest gadgets, surfing the web at will and acting like…well, like you said, a douchebag. Geekiness goes deeper than the functions of your watch.

    token2k6

    forgot bluetooth headset (one on each ear none-the-less, for cellphone and PS3, you can never be too well connected)

    outofocus

    Somebody is confused. Geek 1.0 is more nerd than geek.

    I resent the fact that the word “Geek” has been mainstreamed.

    Elepski

    lets not forget.. 2.0 gets paid more

    outofocus

    Elepski: Wrong. All those jobs that were seen as guru positions and paid loads of money back in the day are now hamster in the wheel jobs and are paid buttkiss.

    placatedmayhem

    rattybad: Indeed. Only way you can assert your geek-hood is by doing things. To take the Jeff Foxworthy approach, if more than a few people call you their “personal tech support”, you might be a certifiable geek. Just one of many possible indicators.

    Elepski and outofocus: The unfortunate reality is that pay does not always increase with technical ability. Now, compared to everybody he graduated high school with, yeah, he’s probably making a good bit more than the average (my personal experience, anyway).

    outofocus

    placatedmayhem: A bit more than average doesn’t mean much here in Silicon Valley where the line for low income when it comes to housing ends at $52k/yr.

    Luke Magnifico

    Let’s looks at it this way.

    Bill Gates is the archetypal geek 1.0.

    The second geek has a mac.

    Bill Gates is ridiculously wealthy.

    Macs are meant for art students and hipsters. Neither of which are usually very wealthy.

    Except maybe the hipsters.

    Phyreblade

    Phail. Geek 2.0 is actually Geek v1.8.45.b.

    traptin85

    BLASPHEMY!!!!
    you can only be a true geek if you have a PC!!!!!
    I WILL NEVER OWN A MAC!!!!!!

    Caio

    So basically you are saying linux people aren’t geeks.

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