Believe me I know breh we went to the same high school
These people use that excuse to feel better about themselves
Who the hell started this Nerd = Smart nonsense?
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These people use that excuse to feel better about themselves
Yea we need to dead it because this is what "Creates" more generations of people not wanting to be smart or at least trying to excel in one thing and being sociable. I think the lack of seeing on point Black people in the media or even in the home hurts kids growing up. Like Straight up when I saw Malcolm X for the first time in the 90s as a kid Denzels portrayal really stuck with me when it came to being an On point intelligent black man. When I got to College I literally studied Malcolm, Khalid Muhammad,and Farrakahns oratory skills in how to speak loud, clear, and concise, because Black people love to do the whole "You talk white" thing but even then I think that comes from tonal characteristics opposed to speaking clearly and properly.
Blackrogue
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my high school was crazy though. Ultra competitive everyone was focused on academics.
It was a boarding school too so later as I was in close quarters with the guys who were top five I saw these guys actually had longer days in order to spread the work load of what they needed to learn and they didn't kid themselves like oh I got that information down. It'd be you sit on it till you get it. and they'd have group discussions so someone else smart would explain it to you. also it was division of labor. each dude would learn specific subjects then explain the essence of it to others. That shyt made it easy I'd just coast based off their genius.
It was a boarding school too so later as I was in close quarters with the guys who were top five I saw these guys actually had longer days in order to spread the work load of what they needed to learn and they didn't kid themselves like oh I got that information down. It'd be you sit on it till you get it. and they'd have group discussions so someone else smart would explain it to you. also it was division of labor. each dude would learn specific subjects then explain the essence of it to others. That shyt made it easy I'd just coast based off their genius.
People who use the word alpha are usually beta themselves.
I can tell your socially awkward becAuse you're so passionate about da subject.
Nerd is a relative term. When people say nerds do better in the long term they're referring to people who sacrificed their social life to achieve their goals.
Nerd is a relative term. When people say nerds do better in the long term they're referring to people who sacrificed their social life to achieve their goals.
Blackrogue
Superstar
you should look into the 25 rules of a disinfomationist
vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/the-25-rules-of-disinformation/
and also neuro linguistic programming for the mechanics of what goes on in debates and speeches
PhonZhi
Veteran
Because the media tells us so
If u an 80's baby you know Family Matters, Saved By the Bell and Ninja Turtles were 3 of the most popular shows we watched. All 3 featured an extremely smart "nerd": Urkel, Screech and Donatello. So growing up, we mostly correlated nerds to be the smartest person in the room.
If u an 80's baby you know Family Matters, Saved By the Bell and Ninja Turtles were 3 of the most popular shows we watched. All 3 featured an extremely smart "nerd": Urkel, Screech and Donatello. So growing up, we mostly correlated nerds to be the smartest person in the room.
Because the media tells us so
If u an 80's baby you know Family Matters, Saved By the Bell and Ninja Turtles were 3 of the most popular shows we watched. All 3 featured an extremely smart "nerd": Urkel, Screech and Donatello. So growing up, we mostly correlated nerds to be the smartest person in the room.
The nerds on those shows were the dumbest people in the room.
An intelligent person isn't blowing up peoples houses and crap lol a socially awkward weirdo does though.
people who use any words are usually that word with your logic.
next someone will say "why you worried about nerds if you aint a nerd
"Everything but discussing the topic at hand.
philmonroe
Superstar
While I agree with you for the most part nerd is also used as another word for smart. That's why the stereotype of the nerd used to be some cat looking like Urkel with pants hitched up to his chest. That's a part of it but I also agree with you people should know what its used as going by context. Most times when cats call people on here nerds they're doing it from that socially awkward pov not the you smart pov.
people who use any words are usually that word with your logic.
next someone will say "why you worried about nerds if you aint a nerd
Everything but discussing the topic at hand.
What a beta thing to say. And you didnt even ignore my small post.
Not true at all. The social etymology of the word nerd does have a direct correlation to academics. The phrase as we know it was popularized at MIT. It was seen as a derogatory shot at the math "nurds" at the university, The phrase nerds does have a start in Academics. Dismissing that is ignoring history here. It was givin to the socially awkward at MIT, but those students were the smartest students.
Your statement " Doing what your suppose to do does not = being a nerd. We need to dead this crap".
Is legit, but it's not realistic. Theres a reason there's a thing in college called
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude ( We in here)
Cum Laude
And in high school there's
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Not everybody is doing this. You can blame tons of reasons. Social economic reasons, peer pressure to not be cool, etc and etc. but not everybody is in the same box right now.
Finally what is your definition of awkwardness? You say nerds are labeled as awkward. What do you mean? Playing Yugioh or Pokemon? Playing dungeons and dragons? Not being coordinated? Wearing glasses? Wearing pocket protectors? If you're going to use the mainstream social definition of awkward for nerds, why can't the intelligent points apply as well?
But I will admit a lot of high academic people, do struggle with common sense. That's legit!!
philmonroe
Superstar
This even thighs I agree it can be used to mean more than just book smart tooBecause the media tells us so
If u an 80's baby you know Family Matters, Saved By the Bell and Ninja Turtles were 3 of the most popular shows we watched. All 3 featured an extremely smart "nerd": Urkel, Screech and Donatello. So growing up, we mostly correlated nerds to be the smartest person in the room.
No they weren't the dumbest in the room. What versions of the show did you watch? Now they might not have had common sense but book smart what most people talk about when saying someone smart they and that.