Revision as of 00:17, 24 February 2014 edit Solarlive (talk \| contribs) 160 edits There is no evidence that tech geeks as a group are gifted. Added Controversy section for balance. ← Previous edit		Revision as of 00:20, 24 February 2014 edit undo Solarlive (talk \| contribs) 160 edits →Controversy Next edit →
Line 15: This is due to a [[backlash]] against them in areas where their presence is becoming burdensome. Attitudes ofheld by 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 and indeed such coverage is now a daily occurrence. Many in the high tech industry agree that before the Dot Com 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". Tech geeks who have been notorious and condemned include [[Steve Jobs]], [[Bill Gates]], the founders of [[Napster]], [[Peter Shih]]<ref>Wilkey 2013</ref> and the recently arrested [[Jon Mills]]. <ref>Biddle 2014</ref> ==References==

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