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Are Fake Geeks Dooming Real Ones?

Posted by Soulskill on from the nerds-and-dorks-still-secure dept.

mattnyc99 writes "In the wake of the Best Buy 'geek' trademarking and Miss USA calling herself 'a huge history geek,' writer (and self-proclaimed geek) Eryn Green has an interesting piece for Esquire on how so-called 'geek chic' is pervading the culture so much that no one appreciates an actual geek anymore. From the article: 'The difference between brains and beauty is that you're more or less born into good looks — entitled, if you will. Intelligence? That takes work. If the hallmark of real geekiness — of America — is determination, then we seem too determined to have an entitlement problem.'"

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  1. Premise of story is bullshit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You do realize that "geek" does not mean "computer nerd" right? Calling oneself a "history geek" is perfectly valid.