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
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.
about nerd subculture
@Leucrotta Books?! Aren't those like, mostly adaptations of film and TV? Books are for ner...oh, wait.
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about nerd subculture/-isms
@Leucrotta Nerd gatekeeping is bullshit and predicated on the dumbest shit
I have heard nerds express the opinion, in all seriousness, that only Euros and Asians of the male persuasion can be nerds
Uh
Uhhhhhhhh
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@ryusei I'd be willing to bet the same guys came from the same emotional space in desperately trying to define really vague identifiers (nerd, male, white) in an attempt to neatly bolster their self-image (which, tbh, I don't think really works).
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.