REVENGE OF THE GEEKS

In the 1960s and ‘70s, words like ‘geek’ and ‘nerd’ were used as insults in schools. In television shows & films, they were caricatured as pathetic characters. The geeks had a shared passion for computers, science fiction, and comic books. Driven to the sidelines of mainstream pop culture, the geeks made a dramatic turnaround when technology, video games, and films like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ & ‘Star Wars’ became the centre of popular culture in the 2000s. Watch how a generation of outcasts found acceptance when self-confessed geeks Steve Jobs & Bill Gates became the world’s most powerful men.