Do you consider yourself a nerd? What classifies someone as a nerd? Is there a nerd spectrum? These are all questions that I have had over the last few days. This was not something I had thought about until someone told me that they didn’t think I was a nerd. This surprised me because I have always classified myself as a nerd.
I looked up some definitions of nerd and they are kind of mean. You can look them up on your own.
There are also some quizzes you can take.
What do you think? Is there one way to classify nerd? From the people that I have talked to being a nerd has no concrete definition and it is not exclusive.
There’s no one way to be a nerd, which is awesome. Unfortunately, some nerd subcultures remain highly exclusive and toxic to anyone they consider to be an “outsider.” I think there’s definitely fear of what is unknown, and a lot of concepts of other-ness in some nerd cultures. Which is sad, because many of these nerd subcultures arose because like-minded people wanted to band together to share their passions that were not shared with the mainstream. I think being a “nerd” has, in many ways, become a fashion trend and monetized, which defeats the purpose, I feel.