Ask HN: Is this the end of geek?
I remember seeing and hearing an increasing number of people referring to themselves as nerds back during the first .com bubble. Eager to associate themselves with the massive IPO valuations for companies built by genuine nerds, of course they seemed to stop that self labeling when the bubble burst. But now it seems that geek is the new "hotness".
http://geekadvancement.com/ and the twitter tag #iamageek is now making everyone who has seen the new star trek film proudly proclaim "I AM A GEEK". I know i sound like some old geezer but it seems to me like the "social media mavens" are actively using the word to described themselves so some of the facebook,google,twitter magic rubs off on them.
Hacker of course had its definition troubles but it seems to of somewhat come back to its original meaning. My Question is this: Is this the end of geek as we know it?