I was The Computer Nerd/Geek/Whiz Kid back in the late 80's /
  early 90's and it was cool - it was like a private playground
  for us weirdos. But then it exploded - and all the predictions
  we made back then came true. See, I told everybody they'd like
  the whole "interconnectiveness" thing but they just thought I
  was a nuevo-hippie type. "