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| Topic | I'm still still bitter at the popularisation and theft of the word 'nerd'. |
| philsov 04/05/17 11:49:37 AM #38: | teepan95 posted... most of the stuff you mentioned was before my time. That's kind of the point. Monty Python and Pink Floyd were old in even the 90's. Part of being a nerd is eschewing Plebeian pop culture and opting for older, quirkier things that weren't fully popular even when they were current. - Sub out "Jay Z" for a more popular, current artist like Drake or the Weeknd or something. - Net Nexus is pretty much defunct. I can't think of a modern equivalent. Maybe frequenting some niche subreddit. Still, when being a nerd becomes partially mainstream, it results in an identity crisis because we can't reject the mainstream when we ARE the mainstream. Best we can do is hate on 'fake' nerds like bro gamers. See also: that handshake then handwash meme. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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