Honestly, what makes a geek a geek? I don't really know. I can't put it into words. It's someone who has a passion, I guess. You can be a geek about anything in particular.
I got a friend. He loves video games. I like playing too, but they are like, his life. I look at video games and see a fun pastime. He looks at video games and he sees art. I bet he's gonna be a game developer. Or designer. Something. It's his passion.
I'm not passionate about much anything. I have a few things that I hold to a higher regard than others, but I'm not necessarily passionate about them. I like writing, but I bet I'm not going to be an author. I like doing impressions and stuff, but as much as it disappoints me, I'm probably not going to be a voice-actor.
I'll probably be another Mickey D's server or a bagger at a grocery store for the rest of my life. Truthfully, putting passion into fandoms (yes, a fandom, not a hobby) that I enjoy has only gotten me into trouble (I'm sure you can imagine).
I'm probably never going to rise over the title of "no one". I don't mind that as much. I'm just a talentless guy who loves a lot of random junk. I don't really have a plan for when I move out. Might just join the military and fritter my life away doing nothing.
You know, it also just occurred to me that that's a big problem. In schools, kids get taught to have all the smarts to "have the keys to as many doors as possible in life". Screw that. Teach them to find passion and take whatever damn key they want.
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