Here's my rule of thumb on whether something hobby related is tacky:Stasisesque said:It just strikes me as a bit...tacky?
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Here's my rule of thumb on whether something hobby related is tacky:Stasisesque said:It just strikes me as a bit...tacky?
God I know the feeling. Fucking highschool.DugMachine said:When I first started uni I tried to get into the geeky social circles cause well shit those people share common interests with me but it seems I was never enough.
I said this a long time ago. I'm too normal to hang out with geeky people but i'm too geeky to hang out with normal people.
Why did you expect to? 95% of the people you meet in life you will dislike. That's a consequence of being in a multicultural society - not every culture will be to your liking, unlike in, say, a tribal culture where you're expected to like and get along with almost everyone.Fappy said:Strangely, it wasn't until this weekend that I realized something: I really don't like most of the "geeks/nerds" I meet.
No no, ah i'm horrible at explaining myself. I have no problem with people who are overly passionate about geek culture. I don't hide the fact that i'm a gamer I make it pretty damn apparent when I get to know people cause I don't want them thinking i'm into 'normal guy' stuff. Thing is though I've never ever expressed myself as passionately as some of the geekier social circles do. It's not the apparel that annoys me cause I have some vidya game shirts myself (not 100% though -.-) and I like to say the occasional joke in regards to a game but to another gamer.Vault101 said:eeehhhhh.....not sure I agree with "keep it inside" thingDugMachine said:It's a weird conundrum I've always been in. I've been a dedicated gamer all my life and can geek out over some stuff pretty hard, in private. That there seems to not be enough for people because I won't sit out in public and talk about video games 24/7 or yell meme jokes n shit. Then of course I get the "Oh well why the hell are you ashamed of your geeky side" and that's not it. It's just I keep my gaming world exactly where it should be, when i'm outside I present myself in a dignified fucking way not walking around with videogame shirts and spouting random video game trivia/jokes and looking down on people who don't get them.
if people are passionate then theres nothing wrong with that...and talking about videogames is great
[small/]I like my videogame shirts[/small]
OT: I've jsut come out of an argument with somone who I feel took it all waaaaay too seriously
Also, this, isn't very nerdy, this just makes you look like a jocky asshole. Honestly, if I was trying to have fun with someone by being competitive and they HIT ME and then told me that, there are only two situations that are going to come from thatFappy said:Do me a favor. Next time someone tries to challenge your geekiness/nerdiness slap them in the face and tell them to suck your dick. In the event that you don't have a dick tell them to suck your strap-on.
Dude... that's one of the stupidest things I heard this week. Games=competition with others all the time. I played ME2 recently, and Cthulhu Saves the World, and Plants vs. Zombies, and Costume Quest, and Mirror's Edge. I didn't have to compete with anybody. I'm also a fan of PnP RPGs. More often than not, the games I like are not competitive in nature. Why am I supposed to be competing with everybody then? Explain it to me. I'm also into computers. Needless to say, competition is downright stupid when you're discussing, say, hard drives or JavaScript. Seriously, dafuq should I try to compete with others all the time because of my interests? Can't I, I don't know, just talk to them like a normal human and not be affected by my hobby when I do (well aside from probably discussing it)?A3sir said:I don't know how it is where you live, but where I am, the quizzing and challenging is part of nerd culture. I mean seriously, we play games all the time, whether it be video, table top, or other, nerds have a competitive nature, we find it FUN to compete with each other.
You're trying to have fun at the expense of others. If you can't get the cues that some people don't like it, then you deserve what you get. I'm a fan of X, I don't think I need to prove my worth to you if you consider me part of Y. From my view, you sound like the asshole - somebody decides to chat because you probably share hobbies and you inherently mistrust them because...why exactly? What would they gain by lying to get close to you? Have a chat? Nah, you know what - just don't talk to people at all, that'll protect you from those evil imposters.A3sir said:Also, this, isn't very nerdy, this just makes you look like a jocky asshole. Honestly, if I was trying to have fun with someone by being competitive and they HIT ME and then told me that, there are only two situations that are going to come from that
I see you don't know Fappy. And there is the ingerent mistrust and bullshit. Just bugger off and don't associate with other people, as I said - there is apparently an ulterior motive they pursue.A3sir said:you sound like a douche that the general nerdy social circles wouldn't want anything to do with anyway.
I fail to see how anything I have said is "jocky" or what that even really implies.A3sir said:-Snip-