Originally posted by racerX
All of the guys are extremely intelligent/gifted. One of these so called "geeks" could very well start the next Microsoft or Google in 5 years from now. Bill Gates & the 2 google founders were probably termed geeks when they were in high school. The richest people on the planet are geeks. I would love to be a billionaire geek...The babes on this show will crawl thru broken glass to be w/ these guys when they are successful in 5-10 years from now.
Bill Gates is an exception, not the norm. The reason he's notable is because computers is a field in which you almost have to be a geek to succeed. All of the other fields noted for wealth and fame (Sports, Entertainment, Buisness, Oil, Politics, even Crime), knowing how to read and use people and maneuver socially is more importatnt than having a high IQ or a good idea for an invention. Much has been written about how Gates is tech-proficient but socially challenged.
The richest guys on the planet are those who trample on others to get to the top or those who exploit an opportunity regardless of its effect on others. Geeks are
not known for their ruthless ambition. Your typical geek isn't interested in the Alpha-Male power games that these J.R. Ewing types play. They are much happier just quietly doing research or whatever their little thing is.
Bill Gates got where is is today in spite of being a geek, not because of it. The girls on that show would use these geeks for their money if nothing else and have more Alpha male type secret lovers. Melinda Gates, on the other hand is living evidence that there may be a God who realizes that a good woman made just for him might keep Gates from ever becoming truly Evil.
George Lucas is another example. He got rich by luck alone, not a clever maneuver on his part. It's just how the entertainment field works. There was no guarantee that Star Wars would be a success, and most of that success is because of the people working for him, not his talent alone. AFAIK, he has been all alone since 1983 (he has only adopted kids) and that doesn't look to change anytime soon. Maybe if Lucas could find a good woman, he would stop artistically raping the only real children he's got.
Coming soon: Star Wars in 3D. Hey George, Enough already!