Sorry for stalking, but so was your very first submission! It's probably standard reading here on YCombinator, but it was my first of Paul Graham's essay on "Wh

Sorry for stalking, but so was your very first submission! It's probably standard reading here on YCombinator, but it was my first of Paul Graham's essay on "Why Nerds are Unpopular", and it just speaks to me on so many levels... Considering the main topic is about influencers, and that their "currency" is popularity, it's not even that off-topic to repost it here: http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html