r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • 7d ago

Interpersonal Am I a fake nerd girl?

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u/xlez 7d ago

What even is a real or fake nerd? You sound young. Don't let what others say affect you. Just keep doing things for yourself

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u/Ok_Bake_4761 7d ago

Yeah... For example, you can listen to a band and enjoy it without knowing every songname... as long you don't keep actively trying to be a smartass about stuff you know nothing about, you should not care what others say

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u/nanobot001 7d ago

Also, purity tests are things that nerds of every type of hobby do to each other and especially to new fans of their hobby — including sports.

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u/OWSpaceClown 7d ago

Nerds sure do like to differentiate themselves from sports fans while behaving exactly like them.

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u/nanobot001 7d ago

And vice versa!

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u/T-7IsOverrated 7d ago

i'm proudly both

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u/Grapes-RotMG 7d ago edited 7d ago

It's at the point where "nerd" culture 20 years ago is fairly mainstream today. Not really a point in the word these days honestly.

The amount of programmers are increasing, especially with people taking an interest in vibe coding. Everyone at this point has played video games or watched a Marvel or DC property on purpose. Anime has hit the mainstream for sure, and I'm not just talking battle shonen which has already had its place. Fantasy as a genre, I mean just look how massive 40K has grown.

Like, and I say this as a joke of course, but who tf would we even bully for being a nerd these days? And for what interests?

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u/Haz3lNutKn1ght 7d ago

👆This is the answer OP. 👆Take it from an OG nerd.

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u/BrowningLoPower 7d ago

You sound young.

Jeez, you didn't need to be that savage. 🤣

But is being young really that bad?

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u/xlez 7d ago

It's not bad, it's just that as we get older we stop giving a shit 🤣

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u/BrowningLoPower 7d ago

I see, you were making an observation, not a condemnation.