STOP DISSIN' MY HOMIE G-DAWG FISHER, JERKS!!!!!!!
Ummmm......just kidding, tee hee.

<---that smiley is how I look when I Poof.
I think the Genesis geometry makes it easier for me to use a shorter stem which I like. (personal preference)
To me...a long stem feels like I'm swinging my whole upper torso versus just my arms to steer. I have to move the handlebars in a larger arc to get the same degree of turning because I'm further from the fulcrum.
I also feel the difference in climbing.