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[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

I'm fairly non-nerdy, though I like reading fantasy and scifi.

But other than that, nope.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I'm on the border of nerd and geek

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 days ago

I'm a bona fide alpha male. Imagine Joe Rogan but more buff and with additional BDE. When I talk everyone listens. I was the star of every sports team I've been part of. I can lift a motocycle above my head and then ride off into the sunset on it.

Usually posting fit-pics on insta but I accidentally clicked a link and ended up here.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I’d say I fit neatly in the Dork category. At least, that’s what my imposter syndrome would have me believe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

No no, I am stupid too.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We’re only nerds if we come out of the Silicon Valley region of California. Otherwise, we are just sparkling geeks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

πŸ₯° Thank you

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not. College dropout waitress married to an artschool dropout chef.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't believe you, you use Lemmy. You are at least somewhat nerd.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Ah, but I'm on the anarchist instance.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

So your reasoning that you're not a nerd is that you're an anarchist? I got some bad news for you...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I'm on a piracy instance and I dont pirate.

Well, anymore. Should really update my music library instead of streaming it.

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[–] sbv 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We're early adopters. By definition: we're nerds.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Who else does research on obscure social media platforms because they are fed up with mainstream surveillance capitalism social media.

Edit: If to be a nerd is to have a strong interest in something particular then everyone should be a nerd because having interests is awesome.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

I'm not a nerd. Nerds are smart.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Not only. There are also some communists and furries.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not smart enough to be a nerd.

[–] Gorgeous_Sloth 6 points 3 days ago

Yea I’m just weird

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (12 children)

no, all people here are 30-40 years old communist programmers from california

[–] 257m 1 points 2 days ago

Not old, not communist and I am from Canada. I am only sort of a programmer. Only do it as a hobby and my job is only tangentially related to it.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm only one of those things.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is this a Futurama reference?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Excellent! I like it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

Closeted nerd reporting for duty

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wanted to be a nerd but I can't even geek. I'm more of a dork.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

No.

Next question.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Sodium to you as well, fellow nerd.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I’m writing a book on adaptations. I wouldn’t consider myself a nerd, but writing a book about adapting works from one medium to another is very nerdy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Everyone is a nerd about something. That's how interests work in general: you only ever get called a nerd for being interested in something that others aren't interested in, but they're also interested in stuff you're not interested in, so..

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