Current Events > Does it bother you if people think you're a nerd?

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does it

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No. I personally embrace my nerdism but I know the majority of people hates their nerd traits.

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I'll never be a nerd . I only make this GameFAQs account to learn to program games

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I'd responed to their concerns in the same fashion I responded to a Dungeon Master I had when he called me a weeb.

"Yeah, and?"

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not really

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I use to think I was a huge nerd until I came GameFAQs.

I use to think I was a huge nerd until I met the Internet and specifically GameFAQs. I then discovered I'm a normal nerd when compared to extreme nerds. I mean, I love anime, love video games, love nerdy shit like Star Wars and so on so yes I am a nerd and I embrace it.

I first came to GameFAQs because I wanted to interact with people who likes jRPGs like I do. My friends were more into Street Fighter 2, Sports games and action games so they thought my games that heavily focused on inventory and counting numbers in form of power and stats were weird, and I can't blame them. Anyway, coming here and to other online communities has shown me just how extreme nerds can be.

Elitism: I came here to the boards to discuss how great a game like Chrono Trigger is, the plot, graphics for its time, maybe some secret items I never knew about. Sadly, these positive discussion barely happened. People were mostly petty and spiteful as fuck for whatever reason. If someone had to help you out with the game whether it is plot related or some special item, then you'd already be looked down upon at as a loser if you already didn't know everything about the game. I never thought that acting superior to others online was such as huge online nerd trait. It's like common courtesy doesn't exist here.

Grammar, spelling and so much more: I grew up with people who used slangs and tons of informal English words. Unsure of the real reasons but nerds online would throw the biggest fit over the wrong usage and spelling of words. People acted like it's life and death to get everything 100% accurate with grammar and spelling which was extremely confusing for me because you'd think that a video game websight would one of the most chillaxed place on the Internet to post casual informal words. And it doesn't end there. I've always posted the story about this incident a long time ago where I was berated for using acronyms or shorten words instead of the full words. I guess "acting" like you're an English professional was just another way to acting like you were superior to others.

Analytical to the beyond/Contrarian: As a nerd myself, I never imagined I would ever be super analytical on trivial things(or anything really). To me, sometimes if shit don't make sense then oh well, life goes on. Or even if it did make sense, then why would I try my dearest to find holes for the sake of it? I have a strong feeling nerds do this NOT because they want to try and understand things but because they desperately want to find something contradicting in everything. Does arguing trivial semantics give life or something? Again, it's another way for nerds to feel superior.

I NEED PROOF!: Why do nerds so eagerly need source material for everything? Personally for me, if I was to make a claim it's probably from a baseless generalization that may or may not be an over exaggeration that is influenced by the current mood or emotion I'm in. In other words, I'm completely fine with you disagreeing with me or think I'm making shit up. People care too much about what baseless shit other people say. Whatever the case, this type of situation are NEVER done in good faith. Even if someone provided you with source there's still a great chance they you will still disagree or shutdown the credibility of that source. I've come to realize proof and source isn't evidence to back up your claim with nerds, but an act of hostility.

Ackchyually, technically you're wrong: I will never understand the habitual need of having to technically correct someone especially for trivial things that are not your business. I think the worst part is that nerds do this NOT because they genuinely want to inform/educate you but, again, it's a way of acting superior. Is there a nerd social score for this or something?

Lost to vagueness: I think this trait is literally dangerous. The trait of literally understanding and taking everything at face value. For as smart as nerds are, they do not understand hyperbole and exaggeration. They do not understand implications or inferences. If you are being vague just a little bit then it will confuse the shit out of them. You will have to paint a very detail picture that meets their high standard for them to completely understand you. Maybe this is an act of superiority or maybe it could be something else. Again, I think this trait is very dangerous.

I'm sure there's more and I'll eventually add them to this list of extreme nerd traits. As a huge nerd myself, I am VERY happy and lucky to say that I have none of these traits and if I did ever display any of them I would do whatever I can to curve it. If you do have these traits then I encourage you reflect and do some soul searching unless of course you enjoy having these traits. Don't let this hit too close to home.

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Of all the things I've been called, "nerd" ranks at like the bottom of the list as far as offensive things go. I feel bad for a person who seriously tries to use that word as an insult more than anything, it's like kindergarten tier nonsense.

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Yes it keeps me up at night and gives me uncontrollable diahrrea, as well as erectile dysfunction

It also worries me about my place in the grand universal sense, for i know not my nerd place in the cosmos

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I make big bucks as a software developer so I dont mind

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Not really. If I'm bothered by who am, it will only undermine my ability to succeed.

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To me, nerd stands for not even remotely dorky, so thanks for the compliment.

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Fuck no. Everybody knows I'm a nerd and not one person has ever said anything about it.

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Nope, I own it.
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I take pride in it

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Not really. I owned that shit before I was out of high school

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I'm a bit of a shit nerd as an adult. I was at peak nerdiness in middle school and early high school and kinda wish I had toned it down some. All it got me was a push into academia that I wasn't really that interested in as a young adult and which proved to be a fairly difficult path to get off of since I had been gunning for that reality for a number of years in school without much of a thought to whether I'd lose out on my motivation down the line.

As an adult now I'd say I'm mostly just a "regular" dude, with a handful of nerdy interests left over from when I was truly a nerd back in the day.

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