Today's dispute got me thinking: in the past you had to have some level of technical proficiency or knowledge to be a "nerd". You knew how to solder, operate an amateur radio, or you knew way too much about moths. In 2019 it is entirely about consuming pop culture products.
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Replying to @Maarblek @BiomeBiota
@Jeffrey89245983 you'll appreciate this take
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If you’ve grown up unable to build yr own computer, close a simple circuit, connect batteries in series or parallel, work a multimeter, wire a ballast or LED light, change brake pads or a tire, do simple soldering, etc. and you fancy yourself a nerd, you are a TV recapper at best
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My older brother’s visiting and he was talking about the time he swapped a 302 small block engine into a boat he had acquired back when he was 15 and running the parts department at our dad’s car dealership, and once upon a time that might be considered nerdy. Today it’s Batman
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