Being a geek... hmmm... Well, I think that people who like fantasy are automatically labeled "geeks". Nice connection to that thread, btw.
Perhaps a psycologist could do some research and come up with a semi-valid simularity amoungst those of us who love fantasy, but even then it may not serve to be that true of nature.
Why do some people choose to be doctors (well, stupid comparison, but...)? Sometimes it has to do with how you are raised or what your parents liked. Other times it is from what your friends like. But it is none of those for me.
I remember, from a very young age, dreaming of magical places filled with unicorns, princess, goblins, etc. I think that faery-tales may play a part in a child's fascination with some things, but not completely. You decide for yourself what you like. Not someone else.
I am similar to those other Tolkien lovers I have met, but whose to say if we are all the same. I bet we're not. There is something inside that causes us to love fantasy. Some say it's escapism. Sometimes it's a love of history or a hatred of modern technology. Sometimes it's nothing other than that we like Elves... who knows.
We know that we love it & isn't that enough?
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