@Nick_B_Steves There have been some cultural changes, and i don't know what happened to make being smart so uncool, but the jock vs. nerd
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Replying to @Nick_B_Steves
@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.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Nick_B_Steves Nerds became second class citizens by the 80s. See: Revenge of the Nerds and other related movies.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HbdNrx I think we're talking past each other here. My thesis not about the relative status of#JocksVsBrains but about the dichotomy.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Nick_B_Steves I'd say that the dichotomy was apparently much less stark in the 60s because nerds had relatively high status. The dichotomy1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Nick_B_Steves itself is partly about status. Nerdy activities lost status by the 80s, and nerds became targets of ridicule then.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Nick_B_Steves I suspect there were always shy, unathletic, smaller males who dominated the top 1% IQ scene, but not much notice was taken1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@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.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Nick_B_Steves I agree that the social dichotomy wasn't there as much, but I do think the physical differences probably were.
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