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The term Tech'''tech Geekgeek''' refers to high wage-earning employees typically of large techtechnology [[corporations]] like [[Google]] and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], but it can also refer to tech workers at [[start-ups]].

Tech geek is often used in the pejorative to suggest:

* elitism

* selfishness

* being out of touch

* disingenuousness

* lacking compassion for other human beings.

==Media coverage==

Attitudes of tech geeks have become a subject of public debate, which typically tech geeks themselves wish to prevent or discourage. Obnoxious narcissistic exhibitionism by tech geeks, especially the founders of start-ups have been prominent in the media.

Obnoxious narcissistic exhibitionism by tech geeks, especially the founders of [[start-ups]] have been prominent in the media.

==Influence of gaming culture==

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It has been theorized that gaming culture has led to newfound outbreaks of [[narcissistic personality disorder]] (NPD) among people who strongly associate with technology such as tech geeks. However not all tech geeks are gamers.

==Influence of [[Dotdot Comcom Bubble]]bubble==

Many in the high tech industry agree that before the Dot[[dot Comcom bubble]], technology professionals were largely harmless docile men, and that the bubble pulled in many with more abrasive personalities as well as crass people for whom "greed is good".

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