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[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

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

But other than that, nope.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 days ago

I'm on the border of nerd and geek

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week 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.

Sent from my iPhone

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Ah, but I'm on the anarchist instance.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago

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

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

I'm not a nerd. Nerds are smart.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 17 points 1 week ago (12 children)

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

[–] 257m@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 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.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm only one of those things.

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[–] gilgameth@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

But I'm not from Cali!

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

I'm not 30-40 years old!

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[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week 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.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago

No no, I am stupid too.

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[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

Closeted nerd reporting for duty

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago

Sodium to you as well, fellow nerd.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Careful. That sounds like dweeb talk.

[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

No.

Next question.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

they see me coming they go 'nerd alert! 🚨'

j/k i got no friends i'm a nerd

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week 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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[–] trk@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm not smart enough to be a nerd.

Yea I’m just weird

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

Not only. There are also some communists and furries.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

No, I am a geek.

Not me I'm cool 😎

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