Evolution Of The Geek {Infograph}

Today the term “geek” may invoke thoughts of many different types of people and you may even smile when you think about it, probably because in some way you may consider yourself a geek. Flowtown created this great infograph that shows the evolution of the geek starting way back in the 1500′s which meant fool. It wasn’t until the 1950′s that the term settled closer to what we know today and was defined by a person that was passionate about technology.

The term geek has really taken on a new flavor in the past 10+ years and now seems to have a sense of pride attached to it. I know when someone calls me a geek, like my wife, I smile and say “Thank you”. The first of the geek sub-categories I would say that us here at MoG fall into is the Internet Geek.

Internet geeks became widely popular in the 90′s dot com boom. This group includes programmers, website builders and LEET speakers.

Of course the geek in me wanted to change the LEET in the quote to 1337. If that isn’t proof, I don’t know what is.

What is also interesting is all of the sub-groups of geeks and how many I actually fit into — not just one, but at least 4 or 5. Which one or ones seem to speak to your heart?

by Flowtown. Browse more Humor infographics.