Whole #JocksVsSmarts thng was created BY cultural marxists to create narrative where a specif species of "smart" that tended diminutive.
@Nick_B_Steves I don't think this is true. NASA engineers were looked up to in the 60s. The whole culture seemed to value science more.
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@HbdNrx Absolutely. *AND* those engineers were above average in athletic ability too. That's *WHAT* I'm saying. Exactly. -
@Nick_B_Steves above average, perhaps, but definitely not on the jock level
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@Nick_B_Steves Nerds became second class citizens by the 80s. See: Revenge of the Nerds and other related movies. -
@HbdNrx I think we're talking past each other here. My thesis not about the relative status of#JocksVsBrains but about the dichotomy. -
@Nick_B_Steves I'd say that the dichotomy was apparently much less stark in the 60s because nerds had relatively high status. The dichotomy -
@Nick_B_Steves itself is partly about status. Nerdy activities lost status by the 80s, and nerds became targets of ridicule then. -
@Nick_B_Steves I suspect there were always shy, unathletic, smaller males who dominated the top 1% IQ scene, but not much notice was taken -
@Nick_B_Steves I've been in high school, and I've spent time around places like MIT, and I can tell you the stereotypes are all true. -
@HbdNrx I'm not denying stereotypes are true TODAY. Denying they were true 50 yrs ago. More spec: not true for White Goy grps historically. -
@Nick_B_Steves@HbdNrx maybe as life got easier for the average person, those devoted to abstract intellectual pursuits get softer. - 4 more replies
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@amerika_blog@HbdNrx The social awkward person in the 60s was not generally associated with high intelligence.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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