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Thanks again, NY Times.
NY Times has done it again!
Via Slashdot - The Alpha Geeks is an opinion piece that talks about "the rise of geekdom".
David Brooks traces examples of "alpha geeks" through from 1950 to now. Naturally, the only time women are mentioned in the piece is a brief reference to "sorority sisters" persecuting geeks (alongside jocks, preps and frat boys), and a note that Tina Fey "has emerged as a symbol of the geek who grows into a swan" thanks to being on the cover of Geek Monthly (I don't know much about SNL etc, but she's an actress with a geeky aesthetic, right? not an actual geek in practice/profession?). Her name's sandwiched in amongst George Lucas, Elvis Costello, Holden Caulfield, Harry Potter, Lawrence Lessig, Bill Gates, Barack Obama...
Sigh.
A most excellent follow-up to that flow chart, undoubtedly.
Via Slashdot - The Alpha Geeks is an opinion piece that talks about "the rise of geekdom".
David Brooks traces examples of "alpha geeks" through from 1950 to now. Naturally, the only time women are mentioned in the piece is a brief reference to "sorority sisters" persecuting geeks (alongside jocks, preps and frat boys), and a note that Tina Fey "has emerged as a symbol of the geek who grows into a swan" thanks to being on the cover of Geek Monthly (I don't know much about SNL etc, but she's an actress with a geeky aesthetic, right? not an actual geek in practice/profession?). Her name's sandwiched in amongst George Lucas, Elvis Costello, Holden Caulfield, Harry Potter, Lawrence Lessig, Bill Gates, Barack Obama...
Sigh.
A most excellent follow-up to that flow chart, undoubtedly.