a lot less these days than he did in the ’90s [...] the disappearance of ’90s popular media [...] etc., from consciousness.
Yes, very likely. (Recall that my original answer was: “Neither, these days.”—emphasis added.) I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen the Simpsons episodes in which Gates is mocked, so of course I can’t comment on them.
Again: if—as is very likely the case—Gates has been mocked much more than Buffett, it seems clear that there are plenty of explanations for this that have nothing to do with his being geekier. I don’t see how Gates v Buffett can possibly be much use as an example of how geekiness is undesirable, given all the other factors in play there.
Yes, very likely. (Recall that my original answer was: “Neither, these days.”—emphasis added.) I’m pretty sure I haven’t seen the Simpsons episodes in which Gates is mocked, so of course I can’t comment on them.
Again: if—as is very likely the case—Gates has been mocked much more than Buffett, it seems clear that there are plenty of explanations for this that have nothing to do with his being geekier. I don’t see how Gates v Buffett can possibly be much use as an example of how geekiness is undesirable, given all the other factors in play there.