I think it's better to accept that the pocket protector has entered the language as the achetypal symbol of nerdiness, and will remain that way long after the l

I think it's better to accept that the pocket protector has entered the language as the achetypal symbol of nerdiness, and will remain that way long after the last person who ever wore an actual pocket protector has died. Don't get too excited about the idea that nerds are "misfits challenging the system", either. Everybody is a misfit challenging the system nowadays, it's the new conformity.