Geekdom is characterized by thinking differently rather than having specific interests or being socially awkward.

“i think being a geek is somebody that just thinks differently than the rest of the crowd you know that that it's not just what's laid out before you there are different ways to think about it”

Geekdom provides individuals freedom from social, familial, and societal pressures.

“geekdom is essentially freedom from the norm from the constraints of social or familial or other kinds of pressures”