jay-ell said:
Isn't that the point, though? Geeks and nerds are geeky and nerdy because they're willing to work hard to achieve competence. He may not blow your mind the first time (though he just might -- my spouse did), but he'll listen to your requests and learn quickly what you want him to do. Bonus points if you're his first, says I, because then he won't have any bad habits left over from previous girls.
I... wasn't talking about sex. I'm just saying, liking videogames isn't enough to be labeled a nerd anymore. Videogames are a mainstream media interest bigger than movies and music, and there are plenty of females who play games (though they often won't openly admit to it, for fear of social reprisal). A lot of the difference comes in
how you play those games, as well as of course what you do choose to play, as well as in other habits.
I don't consider you a nerd or a geek (the difference in the terms always eludes me, so I just use them interchangeably) if you play videogames... for that, you need to read and/or contribute to Wookieepedia, or post extensively on forums about game design (not this casual "I like X because of Y" garbage that passes for "discussion" everywhere), or be an avid
Lord of the Rings fan who has the mythos down by heart, or something similar. In other words, it's not quite the interests themselves that matter, but the extent to which you pursue those interests that matters.
The point is, generally, the people who are so passionately involved in geek culture are not the types that are particularly socially adept, or attractive, because if they were, their upbringing would have streamed them into other spheres, and that's what makes them repulsive.
crimson5pheonix said:
I'm in technology and as we all know, there are no girlz on teh interwebz. So I have nothing to fear. But seriously, I'm going into video game programming. I'm going to be in a job space where scientists and mathematicians work regularly with artists and story writers to accomplish anything.
What are you saying? If you're in such a field, then of course most of the people you know are going to be pretty cool, and of course any females you come across are going to be just as cool. I hope to be a game designer after graduating (though I'm not sure how much a liberal arts degree will buy me; these days it seems like you have to have worked on multiple professional projects or have gone to DigiPen just to get a job in the industry, and reading Gamasutra and Sirlin and having long game design discussions on forums and in IRC chat rooms probably doesn't count for much), but in the field I'm in, I'm the epitome of anomalies. In yours, you're the norm.
