{"id":1530,"date":"2017-01-15T01:55:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T01:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amytaylor.com\/amytaylorcompanion\/?p=1530"},"modified":"2017-08-27T01:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T01:56:18","slug":"nerds-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amytaylor.com\/privatemodel\/nerds-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerds Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nerd culture; what does it mean to self-identify as a nerd?\u00a0 What I\u2019m about to write is half lighthearted frivolity and half serious\u2026but really, what are the legitimate descriptors of a true nerd?\u00a0 Everyone can define the term as he or she sees fit, and no one can stop him or her.\u00a0 But I think the term has been coopted by too many people who want to appear fashionable or trendy.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in MENSA; I\u2019m a professor\u2019s kid, I love physics and sci-fi\u2026I think I get to be a bit of a stakeholder and guardian of a common definition of nerd hood.\u00a0 Before calling oneself a nerd was a staple of pop culture, we nerds paid serious dues living with a title that was foisted upon us, usually out of ridicule or being placed in a social caste not of our choosing.\u00a0 We have true street cred.<\/p>\n<p>I was consistently ridiculed for my intelligence and skinniness.\u00a0 I excelled in STEM and was in the school band.\u00a0 I\u2019m bad at competitive team sports, I have a large vocabulary (which I use in conversation), I have a deep and abiding interest in science, and I have a difficult time with romance.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a nerd, what\u2019s your definition?\u00a0 I\u2019d love to hear you let your nerd flag fly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nerd culture; 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