Word: geeking
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...most obvious form is that of the “enthusiastic geeks.” They may try to keep the geek-love under the surface, but inevitably they cannot help but let it bubble up. Usually the geek in question is obsessed with a particular academic study—thus making his desire slightly more acceptable in Harvard interactions. The geek who knows everything about Russia is not going to be able to contain himself when someone mentions his favorite corner of the globe and he may often bring it up first. He is the go-to-geek...
There is also the more common case of geek-ocity—the hidden secret variety. You might never know it, but from the athletic-all-stars to the preppiest of preps, there is a tiny hiding hobby or “extracurricular” interest within that is out-of-the-mainstream and clawing to be let loose. This sets the stage for the inevitable slip-up. One day, you’ll be eating in the dining hall and between bites of Emerald Beef someone will allude to her high school science-fiction club. Before you know...
Despite veritable geeky abundance at Harvard, we still have secrecy. We keep hiding these thoughts or at least think we 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...
...career world has never had a problem with a certain type of geek. Computer geek? “Sure, we will pay you lots of money to redesign our website.” Sports geek? “Come and play in the office March Madness pool—and maybe pass me a few tips.” But Russia geek? “Um, thanks for the vodka but you might want to look elsewhere.” And it’s even worse for sci-fi geek. “Yeah, I don?...
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...