Trust your geeks

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I don't think you're right. I think the geeks you describe like new things, and are passionate about the things they like. Some of these new things become 'the next big thing' but a lot of them don't.

I concur. Perhaps it's best to rephrase the point about geek adoption versus mainstream adoption. Geeks live in possible futures. Some of these futures materialize (i.e. go mainstream), others don't.

The Internet fatigue Chris talks about, I see it all around me, and more and more articles are popping up about Internet addictions. Plus I suspect the new Facebook redesign will suck people in even more. So in this case, I think he's definitely got a good point.

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