In the post-Napoleon Dynamite age, dorkiness has become another characteristic of cool. Nick Ross, author of The True Geek Test, argues that the trend followers have shanghaied the geek image, ruining, as he puts it, "the good name of proud geeks everywhere." His test judges you on matters of computers, video games, intelligence, and personal lifestyle.
The geek test is fun, but Ross gets way caught up in the stereotypical geek/dork/nerd behaviors and forgets the internal patterns that make someone that way. He even says himself, "suddenly anyone with a computer and an instant messenger seems to think they're uber-geek..." But then he doesn't follow up state-of-mind questions.
Personally, I think we all have an inner geek, and that's why Napoleon Dynamite hits the mark. It gives us permission to show that side of ourselves.
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I took that test and only got 59% geek. It even told me to "Get rid of those thick black-rimmed glasses. Being a geek isn't about style, it's about substance!" Humph.
Actually I would have thought I'd come off as geekier than that, since my whole job is geeky and I like things like Star Trek. But honestly, I'd rather not be a geek.
"Personally, I think we all have an inner geek, and that's why Napoleon Dynamite hits the mark. It gives us permission to show that side of ourselves."
WORD.
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