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12 May 2009, 3:47 pm

This article says that nerds are not, in fact getting ahead. (Allegedly, having three friends is more valuable than going to college.)

Also, an Onion video: The Today Now hosts are confused about the difference between giftedness and autism. :lol:



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12 May 2009, 4:20 pm

i love the onion :]


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12 May 2009, 5:23 pm

i dont care because im not a nerd or am i looking for love, but a good time 8)



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12 May 2009, 11:28 pm

No way! Nerds are awesome <3



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12 May 2009, 11:38 pm

Vonnegut wrote:
Life is nothing but high school … you get into real life and that turns out to be high school again—class officers, cheerleaders, and all.


Meh, I'll leave it at that.


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12 May 2009, 11:41 pm

MathGirl wrote:
No way! Nerds are awesome <3


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We certainly are!! :D

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13 May 2009, 3:38 am

Some people really have a convoluted idea of success.


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13 May 2009, 4:32 pm

A lot of people don't realize that nerds are slowly consuming human society as a whole. Most of the economy is dependent on the things nerds buy. People are statring to embrace the nerd styles, personalities. They're loving nerds moreso than ever as I see it. I may have AS but that thought scares the s**t outta me.



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13 May 2009, 7:17 pm

raisedbyignorance wrote:
A lot of people don't realize that nerds are slowly consuming human society as a whole. Most of the economy is dependent on the things nerds buy. People are statring to embrace the nerd styles, personalities. They're loving nerds moreso than ever as I see it. I may have AS but that thought scares the s**t outta me.


Yeah, I'd say "geek" culture, videogames, general internet stuff, other things like that, although it's just consumerism as opposed to to real interest, and "real" nerds are left just as socially outcast.