cross breeding
On the way back from work today I started to think about geeks and gamers. You see, although they belong to the same species, they are very different breeds. To a person that has no interest in dogs, a yellow labrador is no different to a golden retriever; to an owner of either, the difference is clear.
There is a significant overlap between these breeds of people, but I don't imagine that that was always the case. Looking back 10 or 20 years (back in the 80s again) I imagine that this overlap was much less pronounced - probably due to age. The geeks were the post-education computer scientists and the gamers were children.
As games have become more mature, the age of the gamer has increased. The internet has vastly increased the knowledge required for technotrickery and is available to all ages, thus reducing the age of the geek.
I've curious to see how this will evolve. Will the gamer/geek divide close even more? Will the pedigree be lost? Being a half-caste myself, I'm no help to the purebred cause.
There is a significant overlap between these breeds of people, but I don't imagine that that was always the case. Looking back 10 or 20 years (back in the 80s again) I imagine that this overlap was much less pronounced - probably due to age. The geeks were the post-education computer scientists and the gamers were children.
As games have become more mature, the age of the gamer has increased. The internet has vastly increased the knowledge required for technotrickery and is available to all ages, thus reducing the age of the geek.
I've curious to see how this will evolve. Will the gamer/geek divide close even more? Will the pedigree be lost? Being a half-caste myself, I'm no help to the purebred cause.
posted by nj at
18:15
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to make their women widows and their children orphans. to make them desire death and hate appointments and prestige. to slaughter like lambs and let the Nile, al-Asi and Euphrates river flow with their blood. to be a pick of destruction for every godless and apostate regime. to retaliate for you against every dog who touch you even with a bad word.
In The Name Of Allah, the merciful and compassionate.
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Anonymous, at 7:39 pm
nj just where did you advertise your blog to get that kind of response ... ?
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Anonymous, at 10:34 am
Fear the power of the web trawling geek.
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nj, at 10:37 am
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