The strange case of the self-identified "geek"
I've never understood why anyone would self-identify as a geek or a nerd, as seems common in places like Seattle. Doing so involves an unexplainable willingness to denigrate one's own interests. I have never had a single interest that I felt I had to justify, account for or gloss over as "my geeky interest." I realize that, most of the time, people who brand themselves as geeks or nerds are using a shorthand and self-deprecatingly acknowledging how they expect people perceive them, but I could never do that. It would never even cross my mind. I make no apologies or accounts for my interests, ever.
Before someone leaves a comment that includes the phrase "badge of honor", let me note that only only fools and despots confer badges of honor on themselves. Who am I kidding? Comments on this blog are rarer than a three-legged snake.
Labels: ego integrity, things that seem stupid to MWR (abridged version), what passes for introspection
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