This article makes some interesting points. I particularly like your notion of the Discovery-Acquisition-Win partitioning of geek thought patterns. You point out the generational idiosyncrasies that result from such a mindset, but you are question-begging when you attempt to generalize from your observations.

The irony of this piece is that it itself does more to demonstrate the insipid solipsism that defines our generation than the phenomena you describe.

Don't take the above as an affront: People our age possess the analytic ability to parse the world around us. Your essay is a fine example of this. The problem is that for most of us this world is too small for our abilities to really matter.