Back in the day when people thought of geeks, the first thing to come to their mind was the computer geek who wore the high waist pants with the button up shirt and pocket protector. These people were the ones that were picked on in high school, the ones that were asked to fix your computer if it broke, and typically weren’t considered handy in any other aspect of life. But what exactly is a geek and who is considered a geek in today’s day and age? Is it still a stigmatism to be considered a geek? And what makes a geek any different then, let’s say, a nerd? So what exactly is a geek? According to a typical google search of the word geek you are assigned a label of someone who is an unfashionable or a socially awkward person who is generally only obsessed with computers. But is that really all it is? If a geek is just someone who is obsessed with computers, then wouldn’t that mean anyone who is obsessed with a particular subject technically a geek also? The short answer is yes, yes they are. Geeks are considered people who know a great deal in a particular subject, whether it be computers, games, or even the more “manly” aspects of life, like sports and cars. Yes you can be considered a geek when you are into cars! A geek will explain to you every aspect of the thing they are into to the letter if you ask them about that particular subject. A geek can both be knowledgeable in one area or a jack-of-all-geeks and know a lot about multiple subjects instead. So with all that being said, is it still a stigmatism to be considered geeky? Well that depends on who you ask. If you ask a person who is really into sports and only sports if they are a geek, nine times out of ten they will say no geeks are into computers, but in all reality they are secret geeks and don’t realize it. As stated before, geeks are obsessed with particular things so is it really fair to label one