I find these topics so tiresome, as they are so frequent. You know, prompts along the line of
Ask Slashdot: "Are geeks actually better human beings because of X," where X= interest in sci-fi, passion for metallurgy or nuclear weapons.
Cue 500 plus responses of:
'Why, YES we ARE! Our high-speed neuronal firing...' and 'The ability to code is obviously the hallmark of superior sensitivity...'
In actuality, I'm sure that you'd find that janitors and policemen have a wide variety of interests, as well.
Technoelitism is vaguely disgusting. We know a thing or two about computers. Some of Slashdot's membership knows A LOT about computers. Hooray- but that doesn't mean that everyone with technical understanding is a member of Homo Superior.
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I find these topics so tiresome, as they are so frequent. You know, prompts along the line of Ask Slashdot: "Are geeks actually better human beings because of X," where X= interest in sci-fi, passion for metallurgy or nuclear weapons.
Cue 500 plus responses of:
'Why, YES we ARE! Our high-speed neuronal firing...' and 'The ability to code is obviously the hallmark of superior sensitivity...'
In actuality, I'm sure that you'd find that janitors and policemen have a wide variety of interests, as well.
Technoelitism is vaguely disgusting. We know a thing or two about computers. Some of Slashdot's membership knows A LOT about computers. Hooray- but that doesn't mean that everyone with technical understanding is a member of Homo Superior.
-jlb