Geekhood as priesthood and the need for a new epithet: doriantaylor.com/post-geek (finally an attempt at this topic I'm satisfied with.)
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you oughta reconstruct geek/nerd/dweeb venn diagram... what is the difference between hipster and priest in your opinion?
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Difference? Probably that the first rule of being a hipster is to deny being a hipster.
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I think geek : techne :: nerd : episteme. As for dweeb, consider the (suspiciously precisely-dated) etymology: etymonline.com/index.php?allo
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have you seen the venn diagram (the 3 as intersections of no social skills, intelligence, OCD)?
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