There's a reason why the name of an ACTUAL niche hobby's primary internet hub is called "http://Boardgamegeek.com ,") not "Board Game Nerd."
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"The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast or a person obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit, with a general pejorative meaning[...]"
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Compare: "A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted or lacking social skills." Both from Wiki.
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NB that the geek is inherently an enthusiast or expert, while the nerd "may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, little known, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical, abstract, or relating to topics of science fiction or fantasy."
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IOW, the nerd is defined by a particular mode of consumption, i.e. autistic escapism, and he need not even truely appreciate what he consumes.
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I have a friend who does IT, he reads hard science fiction and complains if the science doesn't work. He largely ignores character and plot. Bad, but with redeeming qualities. Geek. I have an acquaintance who enjoys Marvel comics because they're "Awesome." NERD.
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How so?
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Maybe it's a regional thing, that's how the terms are generally used here in leafland and wiki seems to agree with me, I think, but it could be different somewhere else.
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Usage around me has been the way hbd nrx says - geek for socially unskilled, etc. nerd for guy who studies something in depth - whatever that something is "Fitness / Lifting nerd" is a guy who plans a weight lifting program for optimal results - "fitness geek" is meaningless
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