Comments on: Geek Chic vs. Geek Cred http://www.bookishdark.com/2007/08/geek-chic-vs-geek-cred/ She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: modhran http://www.bookishdark.com/2007/08/geek-chic-vs-geek-cred/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 modhran Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:39:33 +0000 http://www.bookishdark.com/?p=115#comment-2075 For a long time I rejected the <i>geek</i> label, and often corrected people that I wasn't a computer geek, I was a computer weenie. My justification is that Geeks were the programers, techs and builders, whereas I am an end user, a very accomplished one, but an end user nonetheless. Which helped me while I was working for a high tech company doing quality control, and web research. As an über end user I could give accurate user experience comments and not have to worry about the programming it takes to make those experiences better because I wasn't bogged down with the technical prejudices of what was or wasn't possible that the Geeks had. Now we need to get rid of the weenie stigma. For a long time I rejected the geek label, and often corrected people that I wasn’t a computer geek, I was a computer weenie.

My justification is that Geeks were the programers, techs and builders, whereas I am an end user, a very accomplished one, but an end user nonetheless. Which helped me while I was working for a high tech company doing quality control, and web research.

As an über end user I could give accurate user experience comments and not have to worry about the programming it takes to make those experiences better because I wasn’t bogged down with the technical prejudices of what was or wasn’t possible that the Geeks had.

Now we need to get rid of the weenie stigma.

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