Word: geekdom
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Hodgman, John • nerdiness and geekdom are amusingly extolled...
...awful Harvard dating scene, FM turned to the world of personal ads to search for true love among our prestigious alums. After combing through the back pages of Harvard Magazine, FM sadly suspects that things are only going to get worse. Read onwards for actual exerpts of romantically inclined geekdom: “Whimsical left-handed, near-sighted, athletic, intuitive, academic DWM, 5’10”, 155 lbs, 52. Endowed with a self-deprecating humor, a questioning mind, and progressive ideals. Seeks broadly educated F not averse to intellectual, emotional, sensual, humorous, and inter-cultural pursuits. Must...
...should be suppressing them. Maybe we are worried that other students will forget their own geek-tivities when confronted and refuse to forgive ours. It’s a legitimate concern. But perhaps the bigger problem is that we are more focused on weaning ourselves out of our geekdom in order to get by—not at Harvard, but in greater society...
It’s about time the U.S. appreciated geekdom in its entirety. The correlation between geekiness and intelligence is not the only reason that hiring or hanging out with a geek is beneficial. The sports geek might have more of a connection to Joe America with his strings of stats, but another extracurricular geek also has a lot to share. Anyone who is that into [insert random geeky thing here] will contribute some interesting conversations...
...geeks cannot sit and mull the pains of geek discrimination. If we want society to love our geekdom, we must embrace it ourselves. No longer should we pause and think about whether we can reveal certain information to others. No more should we stop speaking when we realize our geekiness is on display. To help others, I’ll reveal one of my geek-tivities. I am…a Sherlock Holmes connoisseur. I have every Holmes tale as well as books dissecting these stories. But the pièce de résistance of my obsession...