Neal Stephenson - "We Are All Geeks Now."

[jandroid66]

Hey, what about people with no long-term memory then? And what about one-year old babies? Surely they can't be geeky?

[posquint]

I think there's a category error, here. The 'super' character in stories of old was the cream of the fucking crop, intellectually (if not also physically...). Poly-maths. They are still around. Go to fucking MIT or some other Ivy League school.

[lilzinani]

he is an amazing and inspiring writer regardless

[Dameskinos]

he has put it brilliantly. score 1 for intellects around the globe

[Prokrinder]

I just came D:

[TimesWatcher]

Is it possible to be a broad knowledge geek? I mean I am not really an expert in anything but I know something of a very large cross section of non-related topics, all of which I find very interesting.

[4jonah]

yes. my father is a genius when it comes to physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, carpentry, and design. he has his flaws, no doubt, but hes like Master Keaton.

[Pratchettgaiman]

I've been thinking about this concept for a couple of years now, although I prefer nerd to geek as a term for individuals who are obessesed on a specific topic. I see a bright and interesting future if the world continues like this

--a proud Fantasy/comics/anime/internet nerd

[jlsamuels]

Don't get me wrong, he's a phenomenal writer, without a doubt my favorite author, but you gotta admit, at least based on this evidence, he's kind of a lousy public speaker.

[5krif]

you cant tell from this, he's reading

[Dameskinos]

feels like more of a personal statement than a public speech.

[palmersmedic]

it seems like most great authors generally pay for that by lacking in oratory skills.

[papismadze]

@jlsamuels if he was a politician it could be a problem :-)), i care much more about his ability to express himself on paper. i discovered his art about 4 months ago, since then this genious surprises me every new book of his i read

[narrator1982]

Neal Stephenson and Bill Gibson changed my life.

[rodsky71]

Same here.

[Wintermute888]

Me too.

[imafishgod]

People are slowly awakening.Thanx for shining on us! Much Peace♥

[johnnierah]

after reading a few books by neil stephenson the only thing that bothered me was that i hadn't written the story.

a very brilliant observer and a beautiful writer.

peace

[trend2transhumanism]

William Gibson & Neal Stephenson are leaders in the newest (and I suspect the best) age of great stories.

[trend2transhumanism]

I feel lucky to be commenting so early on in Stephenson's first YouTube appearance! He is a great contributor to SF literature.

[johnnierah]

cool. i was just wondering how come i hadn't run into anything by neil stephenson on youtube. the world simply wasn't ready yet. good to see that we are now.

let's bring on the diamond age of super geeks.

peace

[Cr8zyCanuck]

My girlfriend calls me a Nerd. I keep telling her I'm a GEEK. I'm a GEEK Samantha not a nerd!