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[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 54 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I know this will sound pretentious as fuck, but as someone who got a physics degree and knows some shit, BBT drives me fucking nuts with its relentless pandering. Nerd culture isn't even nerdy anymore since being a nerd implies being some kind of outcast. When the outcasts become the majority, they're no longer outcast.

Gimme old Star Trek episodes for comfort TV any day.

[–] steakmeout@aussie.zone 14 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Nerd does not imply outcast. It simply means someone who is obsessed with subject matter. Nerd culture is definitely nerdy and never won't be.

Despite the show's embarrassing cartoonish portrayal of nerds it isn't miles from reality.

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Perhaps, but for older nerds like me, that outcast experience is an essential part of nerd identity.

Younger nerds and geeks, who are now embraced, never went through that shit, and have in my mind a fucked up perspective on what it means to be one.

[–] steakmeout@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

I'm an older nerd. Thank fuck nerds can just enjoy things now. Frankly, if you think nerds need to go through being ostracised, I think you have a fucked up perspective.

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