re: #59 scottslemmons

Could someone explain to me why it’s suddenly terribad to reference geek interests in connection to current events? I’d asked on Twitter, and a friend sent me this article. I kinda get, but I also kinda don’t get it.

I know it’s not good to cocoon yourself in comfy geekery and never confront what’s up, but the rage I see about this in some quarters seems all out of proportion.

I suspect a lot of it boils down to “You’re not doing what I think is important, so you SUCK” but I do want to see if there’s actually something else pushing this whole thing…

To me, it looks like more, ‘We have to relate to those unemployed of the white working class!’ crying.