@thesublemon Are we talking only about the "nerds" that consume pulp fantasy/sci-fi? Surely not alone in their bad taste. @sarahdoingthing
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Replying to @nouswaves
@sebinsua@sarahdoingthing of course. nerdism isnt really about the object of liking, just an attitude.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sebinsua@sarahdoingthing notice how supernatural, 1d, and nazi fandom all talk the same way about what they like1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@sebinsua@sarahdoingthing ofc fandom isnt the only brand of nerdism.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sebinsua@sarahdoingthing there are lots of taste failure modes. intellectual failure mode is snobbishness/lack of pleasure1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sebinsua@sarahdoingthing mainstream failure mode is lack of imagination, short memory. hm thats not quite right1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sebinsua@sarahdoingthing as nerdism has gone mainstream a lot of failure modes have converged, which is harder to pin down1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@thesublemon And it's *not* nerdy to see art on a deeper level? Nerdism is surface-level thinking? My frame must be wrong.@sarahdoingthing1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@thesublemon Is nerdism something different from being intellectual + obsessive.@sarahdoingthing2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thesublemon I did not know your meaning of the word. Some kind of audience with a shared fetish that can be triggered to get a like.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@thesublemon Sort of like what @cloneofsnow is tapping.
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