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re: When did the “nerd” stuff start to take over?
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:33 pm to MightyYat
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:33 pm to MightyYat
Like fantasy football?
What is a “nerd” to you exactly? Are you such a drooling Philistine you can’t appreciate anything other than the most basic slop feed to you by they media?
What is a “nerd” to you exactly? Are you such a drooling Philistine you can’t appreciate anything other than the most basic slop feed to you by they media?
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Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:34 pm to fallguy_1978
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I'm 41 and we stuffed nerds into lockers. I have a 12 year old and it's definitely cool to be a nerd now. Not saying it's a bad thing but certainly a societal shift.
I’m not saying he’s wrong; I’m saying his position is incomplete. “Nerd shite” has almost always been popular. There’s an entire fricking room filled with unicorn tapestries at the Met Cloisters. As far as I can tell, the animosity towards fantasy, etc, is an aberration.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:37 pm to fr33manator
Real men cry about what 18-21 year old kids do on a field
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:38 pm to Joshjrn
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I’m not saying he’s wrong; I’m saying his position is incomplete. “Nerd shite” has almost always been popular. There’s an entire fricking room filled with unicorn tapestries at the Met Cloisters. As far as I can tell, the animosity towards fantasy, etc, is an aberration.
The second part of your post lost me nerd
An example, kids that wore glasses were picked on in the 80s. Now kids that have perfect vision want glasses. This is definitely a thing.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:43 pm to fr33manator
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Like fantasy football?
I have never participated in a single fantasy football thing in my life.
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What is a “nerd” to you exactly? Are you such a drooling Philistine you can’t appreciate anything other than the most basic slop feed to you by they media?
Wellllll, this comment is interesting because the media has been feeding me Avengers and GOT the past few years and that’s kind of my point. Comic book stuff has always had a good following but not even in the same stratosphere as what it is today.
Again, I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. My kids love Harry Potter. I enjoy the Avengers movies. I tried GOT a few years ago but I just couldn’t get into it.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:44 pm to Joshjrn
Sci-fi and fantasy have always been popular. Blade Runner, Star Wars, The Terminator, Dragonslayer, Conan, the Superman movies, Batman from 1989, etc.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:44 pm to Joshjrn
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I’m not saying he’s wrong; I’m saying his position is incomplete. “Nerd shite” has almost always been popular. There’s an entire fricking room filled with unicorn tapestries at the Met Cloisters. As far as I can tell, the animosity towards fantasy, etc, is an aberration.
Computers were always associated with nerds pre-internet.
Technology has and currently aids in convenience.. and with that, all people want in. Everyone Carrie's a portable computer now. Times change.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:46 pm to Jake88
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Sci-fi and fantasy have always been popular. Blade Runner, Star Wars, The Terminator, Dragonslayer, Conan, the Superman movies, Batman from 1989, etc.
Orsen Welles on radio was popular.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:47 pm to MightyYat
quote:Because Hollywood is out of ideas and now that the special effects enable it, they can pump out older stories that look good.
Wellllll, this comment is interesting because the media has been feeding me Avengers and GOT the past few years and that’s kind of my point
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:50 pm to MightyYat
When 20 something "nerds" became masters of the universe from an earnings POV.
Not too long ago the smartest nerds could expect a middle of the middle-class existence likely locked away in a basement or the labs in a university. Now they can make enough money that they would have trouble spending it all if they made it a 40 hour a week endeavor.
Not too long ago the smartest nerds could expect a middle of the middle-class existence likely locked away in a basement or the labs in a university. Now they can make enough money that they would have trouble spending it all if they made it a 40 hour a week endeavor.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:52 pm to fallguy_1978
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An example, kids that wore glasses were picked on in the 80s. Now kids that have perfect vision want glasses. This is definitely a thing.
I’m not saying it wasn’t. You’re missing my point. What I’m trying to say is that, historically, the things you ascribe to nerd-dom were popular. Gen X’s grungy animosity towards all things “nerd” isn’t the norm, from a historical perspective.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:53 pm to fr33manator
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Are you such a drooling Philistine you can’t appreciate anything other than the most basic slop feed to you by they media?
you mean like comic book movies?
nerd
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:53 pm to MightyYat
Don’t act like you don’t think willow was an awesome movie
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:58 pm to bee Rye
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Don’t act like you don’t think willow was an awesome movie
Willow, Last Starfighter, Labyrinth, Neverending story, Legend, The Princess Bride, Beastmaster, Conan. Great nerd flicks.
I could go on.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:03 pm to bee Rye
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Don’t act like you don’t think willow was an awesome movie
It’s ok. Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:09 pm to NIH
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What is considered toxic?
masculinity
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:19 pm to MightyYat
My stuff has always been around, you twat.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:26 pm to Jake88
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Because Hollywood is out of ideas and now that the special effects enable it, they can pump out older stories that look good.
Hollywood has been pushing out the same exact content for decades.
Your take is lazy.
This post was edited on 5/19/19 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:36 pm to MightyYat
Goonies never say die.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:36 pm to RandySavage
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when everybody started getting trophies
This x's 1000. And when men started letting their wives be the man of the family.
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