Geeks might not appreciate the toil for farmers in the fields, but it’s because of them that we get to do what we do. Science in all its trivial glory was possible thanks to food production. Instead of everyone in the society hunting and gathering, a few people farmed while the rest become soldiers, artists, politicians, and scientists. Plus, without food production, we’d have never made pizza. Without pizza, geeks just couldn’t survive. For a much longer explanation of the awesomeness of agriculture, check out Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel.