• GorillasAreForEating@awful.systems
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    1 year ago

    I see it as Nerd Identity politics, their entire self-image is wrapped up in being a nerd so everything gets evaluated solely on whether it increases or decreases the power and status of nerds in society.

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      1 year ago

      “Nerd identity politics” brings to mind the phrase “nerd blackface” which was invented as a criticism of the show big bang theory. Nerds are insufferable and simultaneously want nerdiness to be cool and gatekeep it at the same time.