Remember when being a nerd actually meant something?

Today it means you saw The Big Bang Theory®️ a few times, and you follow “ifuckinglovescience” on MyFace.

Science is a philosophy founded on questioning everything. Every scientific hypothesis must stand up against rigorous scrutiny. Every scientific finding must be measurable, and repeatable.

This is why climate change is such a laughable joke. There is no measurement for climate change. What’s the quantifiable scientific amount climate must change in order for there to be climate change? How does “science” measure a reduction in climate change? What is the target for the climate change response? How do we measure progress? At what quantifiable number will climate alarmists declare victory for the climate?

Of course those who follow politics know the real goal. And it’s not climate related. And it’s not scientific.

Let’s be honest, the purest definition of nerd is someone who puts acquisition of knowledge above anquisition of ass.

I remember back in the day it could get you beat up.

Geek Culture turned to shit due to radical feminism. That's one of the big reasons the comic book and video games industries suck so bad right now. No one stepped up to properly gatekeep and put radical feminism in its place.

It's interesting how the public views being a nerd these days, vs. even 20 years ago.

Before the 2010s, it was extremely uncool to be a nerd. You were socially awkward, had few friends, you often were the most intelligent person in the room, but nobody had any respect for you unless you were a science expert somewhere, you typically didn't dress in the latest fashions, and it was hard to find like-minded nerds who loved the sci-fi and fantasy stuff you loved to read and watch.

It's actually still possible to tell the real nerds from the fake ones. See, a common trick idiots use to try looking smarter is wearing glasses (often fake ones that they don't need), and speaking in "word salads," throwing a bunch of big words together when talking to people, but having no clue what those words mean at all, and using them in the wrong context. A real nerd will still be like the paragraph above, and know what the heck they're talking about.

Now the "nerd" and "geek" thing you're talking about became a trend in the early 2000s, where someone would say something like, "I'm a band geek," or "I'm a history nerd," or something like that. While the stereotypical nerd usually loves science-related stuff, some nerds actually don't. Some love the arts, some love a specific subject in academia, etc. They too are socially awkward, but often are only intelligent about their beloved craft and completely dumb about everything else. The trouble is, you now have less nerdy people who jumped on the bandwagon and like to call themselves a "nerd" or "geek" relating to something they're crazy about, despite not being all that smart or truly geeky themselves.

The concept of nerds being cool, I believe, came about with the internet becoming popular, as well as a lot of movies covering areas nerds love becoming very mainstream. It changed everyone's perception on nerds, because the normies got to see how much fun it could be, but they still don't understand the details of what it's like to be one.

It's good that you can tell the difference between the fake nerds and the real ones. The real ones know their stuff, while the fake ones only pretend.

Nerd:
A person who is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of specialist or niche interest.

Geek:
A person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest.

Dork:
A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies.


Think you're conflating nerd with geek.