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16 Dec 2011, 2:03 pm

"Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are allowed to *love* stuff, like, jump-up-and-down-in-your-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. When people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is 'You like stuff.' Which is not a good insult at all. Like, 'You are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness.'"



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16 Dec 2011, 2:04 pm

That's from John Green. Nerdfighters FTW! :D



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16 Dec 2011, 3:31 pm

That's a good quote! I'm going to have to remember it.



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16 Dec 2011, 3:34 pm

Unfortunately, I've come to associate "nerds" with people who hate things, not love things, due to the overwhelming amount of geek negativity on the net.



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16 Dec 2011, 5:42 pm

Bingo.

I'm not often found self-stereotyping, but if you're going to be pigeonholed, you at least have the right to defend said pigeonhole :)



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16 Dec 2011, 5:44 pm

I also like that quote. :)


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