I think, that if the world were a bit more like ComicCon, it would be a better place.

I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes and the dreamer of improblable dreams.

The call-and-response rituals of geeks were a thing of beauty, and allowed said geeks to identify each other across time and space.

Someone came in all Starfleet badges today. Not on my shift, sadly.'

'Fascist,' Leon had said. 'Why are you so prejudiced against nerds?'

'Please,' Billy said. 'That would be a bit self-hating, wouldn't it?'

'Yeah, but you pass. You're like, you're in deep cover,' Leon said. 'You can sneak out of the nerd ghetto and hide the badge and bring back food and clothes and word of the outside world.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

Awaken your mind from the deep sleep of ancient mysticism and make it self-conscious - power will come, glory will come, goodness will come and everything that is excellent will come.