The nerds shall inherit the earth...

The Nerds shall inherit the earth... along with all the problems that the Geeks have left behind

You may challenge that statement anytime you want, however it would be really ironic if we are stuck on debating on the very basic notion/definition of geek vs nerd instead of moving forward...

For the sake of argument, I would say that the difference between Geeks and Nerds is that in the end, Geeks are the ones that really know how to put their "specialty" to use in a more socially acceptable way, hence become more successful (in a sense), whereas Nerds are more or less the opposite, sometimes are even just the fanboys whose sole purpose is to worship the legacy left behind by the Geeks...

In a way you can say that Geeks are more "realistic" or "practical", than Nerds, although not always, but whatever...
Examples of that:
1.) Geek Squad Vs Nerd Herd (Real vs Fictional... duh...)
2.) Gene Roddenberry Vs Trekkies
3.) Younger George Lucas Vs SW fans
4.) Steve Jobs Vs Apple fanboys...

Then there comes the group that have went from Nerds to Geeks...
Examples:
1.) Kevin Smith (Clerks; Chasing Amy; Dogma; etc)
2.) J.J. Abrams (Alias; Lost; Star Trek)
3.) Josh Schwartz (The O.C.; Gossip Girl; Chuck)
4.) Bryan Fuller (ST:DS9 and Voyager; Dead like me; Heroes)
5.) Joss Whedon (Toy Story; BtVS; Angel; Firefly; Astonishing X-Men)
6.) Ron Moore (ST:TNG+DS9+Voyager; Roswell; Battlestar Galactica)

But sometimes there are also those Geeks who have been downgraded back to the level of Nerds...
Example:
1.) George Lucas "Prime"... ("Prime" as a minor nod to all ya DC fans and Spocks fans out there... hehehe) aka the current and old Lucas... he's so stuck in the past that he has become a nerd of his own geek creation... kinda sad :( Although it's his bday today... happy 65...
2.) Frank Miller, enough said :)

I myself, am a nerd... but hoping to one day ascend to the level of geek...
First I will have to grow a beard... and work my way up from Chuck Norris to Chewbacca and beyond, as demonstrated in here


PS: If you are still wondering about what problems the Geeks have left behind, try and think about:
The on going war between Trekkies and SW fanboys... or the SW fanboys' newer enemy: LoTR fanboys
or Star Wars Ep 1 to 3... horrible films; although I did argue that Lucas is no long a Geek but a Nerd...
On a more serious note... think of all the awesome stuff science have brought forth along with the after effect... it's Science, it's all about coulda, not shoulda :P