Why Geeks Will Inherit the Earth!
April 13, 2006Here’s a DIGG-worthy story, from the site dedicated to geeks and geekiness: Four Reasons why the Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth.
If the word “geek” still conjures up images of bespectacled, pimple-faced, metal-mouth klutzy teenagers in your mind, then you must have been stuck in the 1950’s! This is the 21st century, and chances are, in most fields, whether in sports, the academe, business, government and—yes—technology, it’s the geeks who are likely to be in control or at least in the positions of power. The reason is simply that geeks, by definition, are fascinated by specific areas of knowledge. And this means geeks have passion for what they have interest in and believe in. And this means a geek will by all means pursue whatever it takes to achieve excellence in his or her chosen field (and in many cases, this involves world domination).
