Feather Scribbles 194 October 28, 2017 #1 Share October 28, 2017 I'd like to class myself as a nerd... (Somewhat like Twilight Sparkle, but with more books/interests about medieval fantasy... Plus I am an avid writer.) Is being a nerd... well, not cool? What is your definition of cool? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavemealone 547 October 28, 2017 #2 Share October 28, 2017 Cool is when you’re wearing a Rainbow Dash shirt and people look at you funny and you just keep walking. 4 “And for that, you ain't seein' the boss just yet. We're gonna play a little game first!” -King Dice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Guide 21,362 October 28, 2017 #3 Share October 28, 2017 Being cool is subjective and in the eye of the beholder. If others think you're cool at what you do, even if it's stereotypically "nerdy", then you're cool! 4 A Dragon as big as his love for Disney and has his head in the clouds literally and figuratively Ask Will Guide | Signature by Wife of Hawks | WiiGuy2014’s OCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest October 28, 2017 #4 Share October 28, 2017 (edited) It depends. Did you grow up in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s or 80s? If so, then yes. These days being a nerd doesn't even seem to mean anything. It used to be that a nerd was just an awkward, intellectual over-achiever. But now it refers to any topic that a person has even a vague understanding of. I guess it's a good thing that what used to be used as an insult is now a disorienting brand that doesn't even seem to have any meaning to it. Edited October 28, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlzDelete 2,456 October 28, 2017 #5 Share October 28, 2017 Nerds rue the world!!! Why? Because we take the time to LEARN THINGS! Even if its just something about video games or books, we still took the time to learn about them. Knowledge is power! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz 1,769 October 28, 2017 #6 Share October 28, 2017 Well, in today's society, 'nerdy' appears to be the 'in-thing' around groups of people, with them usually finding and exhibiting a joined fandom of some kind in a public way. It has become more popular and accepted by society as a whole in the past few years, but to determine whether it is bad or not is entirely based on your personal beliefs. If you things it's bad, than that's your opinion, and your opinion is all that should matter to you, as long as you aren't ignorant and ignore other peoples opinions just because they don't agree with yours. So, in the end, it only matters if you think it's good or bad! 2 "Whats wrong with being different, sometimes standing out from the crowd is a good thing. That, and you know you love it!"- Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonPop 3,351 October 28, 2017 #7 Share October 28, 2017 On 2017-10-28 at 4:32 AM, Chance said: Cool is when you’re wearing a Rainbow Dash shirt and people look at you funny and you just keep walking. Expand Honestly, I don't think being a brainiac is a bad thing. In fact, they should be proud of how powerful most think. I'm kinda jealous honestly, I wish I could think of long division problems extremely fast. :< The "nerd" stereotype seemingly has disappeared in our (and hopefully all of the) school system, mostly jocks, band students, gamers, and band students are the main cliques here. Even still, most are open with each other, so I never really been called a nerd before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavemealone 547 October 28, 2017 #8 Share October 28, 2017 On 2017-10-28 at 5:16 AM, CinnamonPop said: Honestly, I don't think being a brainiac is a bad thing. In fact, they should be proud of how powerful most think. I'm kinda jealous honestly, I wish I could think of long division problems extremely fast. :< The "nerd" stereotype seemingly has disappeared in our (and hopefully all of the) school system, mostly jocks, band students, gamers, and band students are the main cliques here. Even still, most are open with each other, so I never really been called a nerd before. Expand It really has dissapeared. “And for that, you ain't seein' the boss just yet. We're gonna play a little game first!” -King Dice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootaloo Is Best Filly 578 October 28, 2017 #9 Share October 28, 2017 I wouldn’t necessary call it a bad thing. I have never been really called a nerd before though because I am far from it. Lol but, I am smart if you wanna come to me with some topics. As long as the conversation is about My little Pony, baseball, wwe, or the loud house I can be smart as heck when it comes to those things( oh and animated movies) but, basically a nerd isn’t really a bad thing unless you qualify being a nerd a bad thing. 2 Facebook: Josh B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambiscuit 10,173 October 29, 2017 #10 Share October 29, 2017 If being a nerd equates to being individual, learned and passionate about what you love, that's what I would call cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenholmZombie 1,330 November 2, 2017 #11 Share November 2, 2017 I grew up with people calling me a nerd for liking video games, science fiction, and (more recently) ponies. What qualifies as "nerdy" is entirely up to one's own perspective and tastes. As for your question, no, it's not a bad thing to be a nerd, geek, Brony, gamer, etc. You be you 2 RavenholmZombie - Brony since 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetcake 199 November 2, 2017 #12 Share November 2, 2017 It's great being a nerd since I feel people similar to me are less judgmental and will appreciate my silly side and understand me better. Plus we share same hobbies which means we can just hang at my home and play games or discuss stories/shows. The con is with my slight social issue and being oblivious on who wants to talk to me/likes me, it is hard for fellow nerds to wanna chat since they are shy or have my similar problems. 1 "Nothing is sweeter than seeing you smile!" ~ Sweetcake (Info Here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invincible 2,092 November 2, 2017 #13 Share November 2, 2017 Nerds wouldn't be labeled as nerds if being a 'nerd' was considered cool. So maybe it's not so cool indeed. But does it matter? I love books, too - Western, Fantasy, Sci-fi or historical fiction novels especially. I also like computers and programming. I also have other esoteric, and more mundane hobbies. But why bother acting the way someone else thinks it's cool for you to act if you don't get to enjoy what you like most? 1 My OCs for Roleplay purposes: o Lit Fuse (http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/lit-fuse-r6608) o Dust Devil (http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/dust-devil-r7357) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Peppermint 1,108 November 2, 2017 #14 Share November 2, 2017 I don't know what you even mean. Nerd is such a large deffinition for all kinds of people. A nerd is someone who likes something and focus most of his/her time in this material. So everyone is for his/her kind a Nerd in their segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angle Alastor 3,805 November 3, 2017 #15 Share November 3, 2017 being a nerd is great ! becouse when your with another nerd with similar intrests you can kinda easily be good friends ! : 3 (depends on what you are nerdy about) ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakamaru 3,127 November 3, 2017 #16 Share November 3, 2017 No, it's not a bad thing to be a nerd. End of story. “Discovery is dangerous . . . but so is life. A man unwilling to take risk is doomed never to learn, never to grow, never to live.” - House Harkonnen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan The Adorable 304 November 3, 2017 #17 Share November 3, 2017 Being totally obsessed with consuming a product is bad. Tying your identity to someone else's creation is bad. Liking fun things is good. Using fun things to inspire you is good That's the general conclusion I'll make 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feather Spiral 1,892 November 3, 2017 #18 Share November 3, 2017 Well there's this, taken from the Poniverse Discord chat: Nerds build the world, artists decorate it, warriors protect it, leaders talk everyone into doing their jobs. I take writing commissions. "Nerds build the world, artists decorate it, warriors protect it, leaders talk everyone into doing their jobs." -me, 3 Nov 2017 "That's not a pie, that's a pastry with an identity crisis!" ~Jeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sione 1,108 November 3, 2017 #19 Share November 3, 2017 Scribbles, you said that you wouldn't, what am I to do now? I twusted you, and no, no one here thinks you're weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberStarlight 907 November 4, 2017 #20 Share November 4, 2017 On 2017-10-28 at 4:26 AM, Feather Scribbles said: I'd like to class myself as a nerd... (Somewhat like Twilight Sparkle, but with more books/interests about medieval fantasy... Plus I am an avid writer.) Is being a nerd... well, not cool? What is your definition of cool? Expand Being a nerd is definitely not bad or weird. Nerd itself shouldn't be used as an insult, but society has deemed it so. Being educated and into reading, or writing, or school, or things of that nature, is great, and will take you places in life. I too am an avid writer, and am on the path to majoring in English, and I have experience with being known as a nerd. The only reason that people look down upon "nerds" is because the media and society in general have deemed nerds to be antisocial and weird. In reality, this is not the case. In fact, so called nerds likely have better problem solving skills than average people, have a wide variety of interests, and are just smarter in general. Have we really reached a point where being smart is not cool? So, to answer your question, being a nerd is completely fine. Different is good. People are too concerned with acting cool. 20 years from now, no one will care what you wore - they'll care about what you accomplished and where you are now. My definition of cool is being accepting of who you are, and accepting of others and who they are. Those are the only things that matter. 1 Signature Art by: @Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash In 22,525 February 16, 2018 #21 Share February 16, 2018 I don't think being a nerd is a bad thing. It just makes you different and there isn't anything wrong with that. At first I rejected the zero, but that was because I simply didn't understand it. Now I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage 24,772 February 16, 2018 #22 Share February 16, 2018 I'm a sexy nerd. So deal with it. “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing you have received--only what you have given.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadOBabe 19,013 February 16, 2018 #23 Share February 16, 2018 On 2017-10-28 at 4:26 AM, Feather Scribbles said: Is being a nerd... well, not cool? Expand If you’re living in a dated hokey high school TV series, then yeah. Personally, I think things that are interesting or admirable are cool. Someone that’s really passionate about a topic I didn’t know much about? They’re cool. Someone that sticks to their morals and doesn’t take the easy way out? They’re cool. I would 110% be classified as a “nerd” or a “geek” or a “dork”. I know some people think I’m strange and are put off by it because they don’t know how to respond otherwise. But I also know that there are people who think I’m fascinating and awesome, BECAUSE I’m different. And I know because some of them have said that to me face to face. 1 Check out my artwork any time: http://shadobabe.deviantart.com/ "OMG; You are such a troll. XD" - PathfinderCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage 24,772 February 16, 2018 #24 Share February 16, 2018 On 2018-02-16 at 4:58 AM, ShadOBabe said: I would 110% be classified as a “nerd” or a “geek” or a “dork”. I know some people think I’m strange and are put off by it because they don’t know how to respond otherwise. But I also know that there are people who think I’m fascinating and awesome, BECAUSE I’m different. And I know because some of them have said that to me face to face. Expand You're not a dork! 1 “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing you have received--only what you have given.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadOBabe 19,013 February 16, 2018 #25 Share February 16, 2018 On 2018-02-16 at 5:14 AM, Mirage said: You're not a dork! Expand You don’t know me in real life hon. I’m totally a dork. XD 1 Check out my artwork any time: http://shadobabe.deviantart.com/ "OMG; You are such a troll. XD" - PathfinderCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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