words get redefined. language evolves.<p>i'm sorry you're upset that a word that is personal to you because you feel it symbolizes an era when you were persecuted for your adolescent social awkwardness is being adopted by the mainstream to be somewhat "cool".<p>Society's view of "cool" changes occasionally. Fat girls were once the hot girls, it was once cool to be sexist and racist, and bellbottoms and mullets were once awesome (ok, mullets are still awesome).<p>i understand that you feel that an identity that is personal to you is being encroached upon, and maybe even feel like it dilutes your identity. but words, and meanings, and sentiments change.<p>i've never played dungeons and dragons or world of warcraft, and your article makes it sound like that makes me not a geek.<p>I definitely consider myself a geek and it sounds like you think that self identification <i>"disrespects anyone who really did get hassled for being a geek"</i>. I write code, nerd out about brain teasers, think about math problems, but yeah, I also like Corona and miniskirts (you know, at least looking at them on reddit, because that's the closest I'll ever get to a miniskirt).<p>Your narrow definition of "geek" is just as "disrespectful" and alienating as the societally evolved broad one that you're offended by.<p>Language and social norms change. Accept it.
That's funny, I always thought the term "geek" was diluted to include mere WoW and Magic players, and wanted a term that was stricter than "geek" but more widely understood than "hacker".<p>But we agree, silicon valley ain't what it used to be.
Well that's certainly an interesting photo. One man shaving another man's back in a reality show about entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.<p>I live out here and I wonder if I'll see any of them around. Now all they need is a Snookie (Or Snickers or whatever her name is).<p>Why I'm ok with the influx: better economy for local businesses (hopefully).