Maybe I’m prejudiced because my own relevancy filter is wide-open and omnivorous, but what is frustrating to me in relationships with geeks is that their relevancy filters can be strong eough to screen out information that is going to be very relevant indeed fifteen minutes from now. Or to another human being for whom they are responsible (say, a child or elderly parent).

In other words, it looks a lot like privilege, and can extend to selfishness.