Am I a proper 'geek'?

[estebanrey]

I'm always surprised when I meet fellow computer/tech enthusiasts who are surprised that I'm not into X-Men, the latest Batman movie or Sci-fi.

TBF, I get more of it from non-techy types who just assume because I'm into Science, Technology and PCs that must mean I also like science fiction, World Of Warcraft and spending my weekends playing soldiers at the local Games Workshop.

It's odd though because I notice a lot of science type people love things like Star Wars/Trek and Game Of Thrones when in my opinion the reason I love science is because it's reality. Hence why I prefer films based on real events and get annoyed by so-called poetic licence.

So who else self-describes as a geek but isn't into fantasy novels and the cliche geek hobbies?

 

[estebanrey]

You've played WOW. End of story!

No I haven't, that was kind of the point of the OP.

So...you don't love Game of Thrones...?

Well OK I do watch it, but mainly out of peer pressure and now I've seen the first three 'seasons' I'm kind of committed to watching it now. But I did sigh when they brought 'dragons' into it (I prefer the medieval politics/violence) and have no desire to go out and read the books.

Except if you combine it with Philosophy, is it really reality?

Not fan of philosophy either. I regard it as one person's opinion dressed up in fancy prose to give it more credence than it actually deserves as an objective notion.

 

[estebanrey]

When i think "geek" i think big bang theory, anyone who doesnt fit this profile is not a proper geek imho

Ahh see this is where I disagree. The people on Big Bang Theory I regard as 'nerds' and, IMO, there is a difference.

Geek = someone with an interest in a particular field or fields and wants to increase their knowledge in them.

Nerd = Bespectacled, fantasy novel loving, asthma suffering, socially award person who may or may not have a knowledge in any one particular field.