about nerd subculture 

I really hate the idea of nerd-dom as a monoculture. If you're a nerd, *clearly* you like Star Wars, GoT, Dark Souls, Doctor Who, bacon, etc; of course you're some sort of tech sector type. (No books. Nerddom apparently doesn't include being a fan of Moorcock, McCaffery, LeGuin or whoever, 'cause there isn't a Foundation or Pern TV series yet.)

Ready Player One really seems to exemplify the monoculture. It feels like an ill defined identity reworked as a marketing scheme.

about nerd subculture 

For me, being a nerd was kinda random. I couldn't be a jock, I wasn't gonna be one of the popular kids, it'd been decided for me I was smart, and I liked... random ANYTHING. Some of these things were obscure as hell, others became cultural standbys, and some sacred cows I just missed altogether.

No value judgement; I LOVE a lot of the official nerd things even if I don't fit the profile that well.

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about nerd subculture 

Vague identity becomes assumed monoculture becomes someone's marketing scheme is a little like gender actually. The lack of monoculture is something I really like about furry fandom. The SCA is a little bit more monoculture-y but not by much.

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