this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
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– Sir Patrick Stewart, on his decision to accept the role of Captain Picard
– Larry Wilmore, on the closed-mindedness of sci-fi fans.
I take issue with the idea that being a nerd is the problem. Some people are just assholes, nerdy or not.
I tend to think of the term as meaning "obsessive to a fault" (versus simply being passionate about something).
Oh my god that is the perfect explanation of the (often unintentionally / incidentally) bigoted opinions I hear around.