I don't think the OP feels humiliated - if anything, I think what many of us find entertaining is that he recognises the perceptions of nerds/geeks to some folk

I don't think the OP feels humiliated - if anything, I think what many of us find entertaining is that he recognises the perceptions of nerds/geeks to some folks and is able to laugh about those perceptions / prejudices them while relating to himself; just a different of way of looking at his writing.