Fractal Dreams

I know that articles like this tend to draw those looking for an argument really fast, so let me make my self clear first- this is just my personal opinion.

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines the word Geek as  “an unfashionable or socially inept person” and as a “knowledgeable and obsessive enthusiast”. You know, that’s kinda harsh.  There are lots of people in the world that are knowledgeable about something, but I don’t think that they really fall into the unfashionable and inept types.

So I think out loud, What is a geek? Which kind of people are geeks?

I always like to think that each and everyone of us are geeks- it’s just that we all have our own domains of “Geekiness.” Every one of us has some interest that tickles our fancy- be it gardening, sports, video games, etc, etc. I think if we are really interested in something that we really invest some time on it, it’s Geekery already.  It may not sound nice that Sports Jocks are like Sports Geeks, but I think the fine art of learning how to score a goal from the three-point line is the same as finding out the difference between a PCI and a PCIe slot.