&gt; Geeks are not entirely a bunch of narcissists who want to belong and be creative. Sometimes, and I would say most times, the underlying motive is knowledge acquisition.<p>Underlying? Nope. Selfism, belonging and the like are way more deeper&#x2F;pervasive (human&#x2F;animal) attributes than any such superficial (human) motive of knowledge acquisition.<p>Everyone -- be they a &#x27;normal&#x27; or a &#x27;geek&#x27; -- seeks to belong. And belonging drives much of human activity, be they &#x27;normal&#x27; social activities or &#x27;fringe&#x27; geek activities.