Actually the funniest/most interesting theory of GG/nerd culture war I'm aware of is: "nerddom is a form of male gender deviance".
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Replying to @Meaningness
@St_Rev As a political strategy, “nerds are just guys who refuse to perform masculinity” is bound to be a complete loser, but at least >2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@St_Rev Wonder if there’s something useful in “refuse to perform” vs “unable to perform well.” Nerds vs losers. Nerds are punished more cuz>3 replies 1 retweet 10 likes -
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@St_Rev >they’re bucking the system by refusing to accept loser status—trying to get out of the game instead of accepting bottom status.2 replies 1 retweet 14 likes -
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@Meaningness@St_Rev Or perhaps because they're building a hierarchy where they can be at the top. Competition, rather than loners.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@gattsuru@Meaningness But Mikey A. isn't actually a nerd.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@Meaningness Sure, and neither are a good many folk involved: Yiannopoulos is gender-conforming by the Dan Savage standard, not nerd2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@gattsuru@Meaningness What does Milo have to do with this1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@Meaningness He's not core to that culture war, but he's quite happy lobbing fire and taking it in turn. Reaction says a good deal2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@gattsuru @Meaningness We're talking about something almost completely unrelated.
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