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Is there some place I've never been where technical workers enjoy being called nerds? If someone called me a nerd, I'd tell them where to shove it -- and I cert
by gmfawcett 11y ago
Is there some place I've never been where technical workers enjoy being called nerds? If someone called me a nerd, I'd tell them where to shove it -- and I certainly wouldn't buy into their product! The Canvas people should seriously rethink their branding.
- cwb71 11y agoHave you been to San Francisco or the Silicon Valley? It has been my experience in tech companies and social circles that the term nerd is often considered a badge of honor and is even used to refer to one's self and friends. See also https://vimeo.com/73589975 https://vimeo.com/73589975
- tenpies 11y ago> the term nerd is often considered a badge of honor N = 1, but in my experience this stopped being the case when being nerdy was deemed cool and anyone with glasses started proclaiming "I'm so nerdy". I suppose this sort of makes me a hipster.
- cwb71 11y agoNo, it makes you a second-wave nerd with hipster tendencies. (I of course just made that up.)