I wonder if some anthropologist or psychologist has studied why geeks feel almost a pathological need to belittle their fellow geek.
You’d think someone geeky would understand and emphathise with a fellow geek’s eccentric passions but no, some of the most vicious criticism will actually come from another geek.
As someone pointed out, there’s something quite absurd about a geek dressed as a Klingon mocking a geek dressed as a Romulan.
“Desired marginality” is another quirky geek hallmark. The fancy phrase is the rationale for geeks who loathe it when their particular area of interest gets mainstream action.
To borrow a Mitch Kapor quote, “This is the snobbery of the people on the Mayflower looking down their noses at the people who came over ON THE SECOND BOAT.”
