Do you consider yourself a geek?

[supreme_nogi]

Do you consider yourself a geek?....i hate being labeled but i suppose geek fits me better than class clown or whateva

Do others see you as a geek?...yes

[Charlie Mc.]

I consider myself a nerd on many levels. Others probably do to. Not a stereotypical geek, but certainly having many geek like tendencies.

[Sevs]

Same here I have got some geeky trait but I would say I am quite different from the "average" geek in many ways.

Most people who do not know me properly would probably seem e as a geek though it depends on where they meet me.
The thing is being INTJ as I am I don't care what people think of me unless i care about them.

[thegnat]

Depends who you ask.

Me? Yes. Not very technologically geeky, but I am learning a bit in that area due to having good friends who are (my like one best friend is, too bad she moved)/being around them. Scientifically? Definitely.

Immediate family a resounding YES!!! They're technophobic, don't have a scientific background. Minimizing a window makes you a Supreme Geek in their world. I have to troubleshoot their computer problems. At least I get along quite well with computer people LOL.

Tennis - they don't know my geek side very well.

my other friends (who are generally geeky themselves) have called me a geek - as a compliment and I take it as one...

[logan235711]

I think the word geek (and nerd) limit too much of my varied interests, views, and approaches to things, so I never found it to my liking.

[Hypomanic]

I value smart people.. often labeled as 'geeks'. As a young teen I was kinda geeky. For some reason I changed that though and became more socially inclined. I've learned to value 'geekiness' again, as I've become somewhat (maybe just a little) more mature.

[HarleyQuinn]

I've been called a geek by people who don't know me but it's weird because for some reason... people (usually older adults) tend to gravitate towards me.

I've had teachers call me by my name and yet I've never once communicated with them at all prior, spooky and weird :scared:

My immediate family is quite technologically sound (Everybody has a laptop and both my parents have their own websites). My outer family would call me a geek but they're kind of the "old school" mentality of, "What's this internet you speak of? The Devil?" so... yeah.

I do find that I've been able to easily immerse myself in a variety of groups (i.e. in high school I was able to be part of the jocks, Goths, geeks, and populars without any real backlash) and I think that part of it is the ability to adapt to what they offer and show similarities in what they like. I have a broad range of interests and find that often times, an interest can fit into a group even without my intending so.

[GOD]

I value smart people.. often labeled as 'geeks'. As a young teen I was kinda geeky. For some reason I changed that though and became more socially inclined. I've learned to value 'geekiness' again, as I've become somewhat (maybe just a little) more mature.

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[Firelie]

Hey, if the elf ears fit...

[Lucid]

Hey, if the elf ears fit...

lol!

[The Many]

I think the word geek (and nerd) limit too much of my varied interests, views, and approaches to things, so I never found it to my liking.

That. Generally speaking, putting this kind of labels on oneself really does limit ones options and self-image too much to be a good thing to do. I get along well with "geeks" though... but even better with people who stand above this kind of labelling.

Of course, stating something like this is extremely geeky in itself, but that is beside the point...

[Oversphere]

I don't think that I even come close to falling neatly into the geek(I prefer nerd) category, or any other category. I have reason to believe, though, that lots of folks do categorize me. A lot of my more obvious traits could fall into either the nerd category or the redneck category. It seems that nerds think I'm a redneck, and rednecks think I'm a nerd. I'm not sure if this is because people are more likely to notice differences than they are to notice similarities, or perhaps it's because of the perception of a great disparity between the two categories. For example, sometimes when I show up for my Engineering Physics class (nerd!) on monday morning, I'll have dirty fingernails and scratched arms from repairing trucks at the truckstop (redneck!) the night before. I get a vibe from some of my fellow engineering nerds that they think I'm a hick. On the other hand, I pass every ASE certification test for work on the first try (nerd!), while most of my coworkers have to try multiple times (a couple of them are semi-literate). It's sort of a running joke that I'm the biggest nerd at the shop. Once in a while, one of them will ask about the classes I'm taking. When I mention things like calculus, chemistry, and physics, their eyes glaze over.

Now that I've written it down, it seems like I'm in a pretty odd situation.

[banzai]

In terms of career, I would probably be considered an uber-geek.

In every other sense of the word, no.

[Henry]

The thing is being INTJ as I am

I can assure you that there's quite a bit more to you than the fact that MBTI types you as INTJ.



I don't see myself as a nerd. Nerds are, in my view, people who have strong technical interests, low self esteem, few social skills, are timid and are focused on pleasing society and "other people". I do not see very many on this forum who I would label "nerds" simply because they enjoy computers or scifi or whatever.

[Hdier]

I take 'geek' to a whole new level.