I’ve always admired the nerd you were in high school. You had your interests and they were many and varied, and you didn’t give into the pressure of liking things just because other people liked them, even though now I see how that could be lonely. I’m enjoying reading these posts and getting a peek into your always interesting thoughts!
Thanks for writing this up - I can relate to almost everything you experienced growing up, though I was never nominated for prom king 😹 I'll be going to my first Gen Con this year to immerse myself in being a nerd with other nerds, something I've also been historically bad at even though I'm a huge nerd at heart.
This struck a chord with me. I always flitted between nerdiness and non-nerdiness. Never quite nerdy enough to engage in those topics on the internet, because the nerd standard there is so high!
One of the best parts of kids is growing your own nerd group! All of them play Age of Empires with me, and it’s awesome 😅
I’ve always admired the nerd you were in high school. You had your interests and they were many and varied, and you didn’t give into the pressure of liking things just because other people liked them, even though now I see how that could be lonely. I’m enjoying reading these posts and getting a peek into your always interesting thoughts!
Thanks for writing this up - I can relate to almost everything you experienced growing up, though I was never nominated for prom king 😹 I'll be going to my first Gen Con this year to immerse myself in being a nerd with other nerds, something I've also been historically bad at even though I'm a huge nerd at heart.
You mention video games several times throughout your essay but fail name it! Please oblige your enamored audience.
Some of the best games of all time: Monkey Island 2, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo 2.
Recent video game clubs: Diablo 4, Diablo 3 (which is annoyingly bad, don't try it), Fallout Vegas, probably some Modern Warfare.
Thank you. Also to echo the more earnest comments...
Your quirkiness makes you you. I'm slowly unlearning these things too. Sad you live in DC now.
Thanks for sharing Scott! I connect with so much of this. I don't often think of nerdom as part of my identity, but it very much is.
This struck a chord with me. I always flitted between nerdiness and non-nerdiness. Never quite nerdy enough to engage in those topics on the internet, because the nerd standard there is so high!