Drug Dealers vs Geeks

by Chris M on January 6, 2008 in Humour with 4 Comments Tweet

Drug Dealers	Software Developers
Refer to their clients as “users”	Refer to their clients as “users”
“The first one’s free!”	“Download a free trial version…”
Have important Asian connections.	Have important Asian connections.
Strange jargon: “Stick” “Rock” “Wrap” “E” “Stash” “Drive-by” “Hit (LSD)” “Source” “The Pigs”	Strange jargon: “SCSI” “RTFM” “Packet” “C” “Cache” “CTRL ALT DEL” “Hit (WWW)” “Source-code” “Microsoft”
Realize that there’s tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market	Realize that there’s tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market
Clients really like your stuff when it works. When it doesn’t work they want to kill you.	Clients really like your stuff when it works. When it doesn’t work they want to kill you.
Job is assisted by the industry’s producing newer, more potent product.	Job is assisted by the industry’s producing newer, more potent products.
Often seen in the company of pimps, hustlers and low-lifes.	Often seen in the company of marketing people, venture capitalists and fund managers.
When things go wrong, a “fix” is just a phone call away, but may be expensive.	When things go wrong, a “fix” is just a phone call away, but may be expensive.
A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers.	A lot of people are getting rich while still teenagers.
Product causes unhealthy addictions	DOOM, Quake, SimCity, Duke Nukem 3D…
Do your job well and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you.	Damn! DAMN!!!

Chris M

Christopher is the founder of iMod - Most of his time is spent building websites and pushing the limits with Search Engine Optimization. You can follow him on Twitter @ChristopherM

4 Comments on "Drug Dealers vs Geeks"

1. Louisa says:

   January 6, 2008 at 9:02 am

   Hahahahaha!
   I never thought about all the similarities – nice list Chris. :-)
2. Rox says:

   January 6, 2008 at 2:48 pm

   Classic! LOL
3. Chris M says:

   January 6, 2008 at 4:01 pm

   I know it’s not new and all, but it’s a very well put together piece of work!
4. Chris M says:

   January 6, 2008 at 5:03 pm

   Ye Louisa, makes you sort of wonder, doesn’t it ;)