Some time back, Damien Broderick wrote:
> At 06:27 PM 9/16/98 -0400, Mikey wrote:
>
> > I am sure that to at least some humans on this planet, our
> >internet civilization we are building here is superhumanly
> >incomprehensible, while we would look at those people as savages, living a
> >near-animal existence.
>
> Undoubtedly this is why they refer to us by such awe-struck terms of
> worship as `geek' and `nerd'. :)
>
Heres the result of the latest Harris Poll which asked people which professions they respected the most:
Physician 61%
Scientist 55%
Teacher 53%
Clergyman 46%
Policeman 41%
Engineer 34%
Military officer 34%
Architect 26%
Congress member 25%
Lawyer 23%
Athlete 20%
Entertainer 19%
Businessman 18%
Banker 18%
Accountant 17%
Union trader 16%
Journalist 15%
So geeks are two of the top 6....then again, engineers were only three above Congressmen...gotta be something wrong there...
Mike Lorrey