Finding the right roommate can be a difficult chore. Some people are just impossible to live with even if they’re good friends. Some of those fun people you hang out with turn into nightmares when you have to clean up after them and twist their arms to get them to share in the bills. The best choice for a new roommate is to find yourself a geek in need of a good home.
A geek for a housemate is the solution that will lead to domestic bliss. But be careful because not all geeks are created equal. Geeks fall into two major subgroups. First, there is the intelligent tech savvy geek. This is the one you want to go for when looking for a housemate. The second group has very similar tastes to the first, but without the redeeming and helpful qualities. This geek enjoys science fiction, cartoons, and video games, but lacks the useful intelligence and responsibility of the first group. While these “slacker” geeks make good friends, they’re horrible to live with.
When in doubt about the type of geek your friend is, there’s a simple test to administer to find out. Ask your geek if he prefers Star Wars or Star Trek. If he says Star Wars, chances are he’s a slacker geek. If he chooses Star Trek, this is the tech savvy geek that you’re looking for. If he can’t decide then he’s not a true geek at all and you should avoid living with him. Here are the top ten reasons why geeks make the best housemates:
1. Geeks can fix your stuff. Computer problems are no longer a problem at all. Not only will your geek fix them, they’ll enjoy doing it. This is what they do for fun anyway so it benefits everyone.
2. Geeks are good for cheap favors. You can pay them with your old comic books or action figures as long as your mom never threw them away.
3. They’re clean and quiet and easy to amuse. They can be entertained with a small monthly fee to an online game or complex math problems if you’re on a budget.
4. You won’t have to worry about them throwing wild parties.
5. They don’t keep you up all night by having their girlfriends stay over.
6. Geeks know how to download stuff for free that you’re supposed to be paying for.
7. Geeks are loyal because they don’t have many friends to begin with.
8. Geeks will never steal your girlfriend because they’re afraid of women.
9. You will always seem cooler next to your roommate.
10. Your geeky roommate might very well be the next Bill Gates. So treat them well because you could benefit from it financially in the future!