From: Ashethan | #020
Not really. But what I consider a nerd, most people don't fit. So it may just be that.
what do you consider to be a nerd then?
I remember the first time I considered someone to be a true "nerd", it was a guy that I used to know in high school but I never thought this way about him until much later. he always used to hang out with the kids who were into video games and PC gaming in particular, so I just assumed he was another one of that group who were basically just gaming hobbyists. actually much later I ended up working with him on a job in the field of PC repair and I found out that he isn't really into gaming at all, he just hung out with those guys because he had fun helping them set up their LAN parties since none of them really knew about computers. stuff like that because to him the idea of working on computers was just fun. more fun than the actual games that were being played.
to me a nerd is someone who takes a computer science class and actually pays attention and tries to get a good grade, while a geek is someone who takes the class because they want to learn 'how to make video games'
this friend of mine was one of the first people I ever ran into in who I considered to fall into that former category
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