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Free Software Magazine: Not Everyone is a Geek. So Why Do We Act Like They Are?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 10, 2007

“Not everyone is a Michael Schumacher, but a lot of people have
cars. Not everyone is a Robert Capa, but many of us have cameras.
The analogy can apply to computers. Not everyone is a geek, but
many people have computers. The diversity of computing skill
reflects the diversity in the the real world.

“Seems like I’m stating the obvious, until you look at how
people at various computing skill levels respond to others…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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