Why do people fear us geeks? (Score 1)

Like most geeks, I was not accepted in high school. I went to an extremely alternative hs, but even with that, I didn't fit in. I wasn't a 'stoner' or even a 'prep'. And the geeks that we had, who I kinda thought of as friends.. well, they made fun of me behind my back, and sometimes to my face. I was the only girl in that group, I was 2 years younger then anyone in my class, I was overweight and totally lost. High school was not fun, socially.
However, I was lucky. I'd always been around computers, cause my dad used CAD and stuff for work. And when the 'net came to our little town (in early '95) we were one of the first families connected. So.. to make a long story short.. through the next few years I made friends who live around here, and learned a lot.. The same people are still my closest friends, and I now work for the ISP.
Anyway, I guess my point is.. high school is hard when you're the only one -no matter 'what' you are- And a lot of us are that single 'whatever'.