Why Geeks Should Write?

Geeks, defined as a group of strange people that could not be easily accepted by normal ones, usually have more ideas and understanding than others. I don't think myself as a geek because I do have the things that I'm bad at, but I'm not like geeks who seems different in someway but have their own specialties. In this case, it's hard for me to tell the real reasons for geeks to write but I would like to present my words in a mortal's perspective.

Firstly, as one of the most basic human capacities, writing should be a normal activity for people to keep track their thoughts and impressions. For geeks, it is the same idea. Geeks have their own ideas and they need to find a way to record them. There is a stream of consciousness in everyone's mind, a geek might come out with thousands of different ideas in one day but no one could organize this messy information without writing. People are forgetful, and writing is the most helpful way to help organize and reinforce the impression of their thoughts.Let me illustrate a simple example, a person who make memos is better organized than someone who don't. In my opinion, geeks should write because they need to visualize their ideas before more ideas jump into their minds, drive them crazy and make everything out of control.

Writing not only helps manage ideas, but also create a platform for people to exchange their acknowledgment in different region and even different time period. This might be the best reason for geeks to write. I think an real history is enough to show the importance of writing. Galileo was one of the most famous astronomers in the world. However he did not gain his glory in his life time, but after two hundred years. How could people learn heliocentric theory if Galileo did not write down his great view? He was recognized as a crazy and evil madman in his period but not anymore at present. Same to geeks, they might not be understand currently, but people in the future or from another country might accept their ideas. Thus, they need to pass down their thoughts in words.