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The violent anti-nerd sentiment of the 1980s had real life implications for anyone who was into computers or other nerd behavior well into the 90s. I actively a
by beenBoutIT 5y ago
The violent anti-nerd sentiment of the 1980s had real life implications for anyone who was into computers or other nerd behavior well into the 90s. I actively avoided any public association with nerd things, only using them secretly and not talking about it with friends. The stereotype radically changed into a cool thing in the late 90s with the hacker becoming the new architype.
Moving forward it's important to remember that mainstream films effectively doomed almost two decades of smart people to either closet nerd behavior or condemnation and ostracization.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoFor what it’s worth, I experienced far more violence from my peers because I’m neurodivergent than because I’m interested in tech stuff. Even as I grew up through the 80s/90s, there was already a macho bro presence in the nerd world. Not dismissing your experience at all, but I want to make sure mine is represented accurately. Most of the harmful attitudes I experienced towards nerds were very socially insular, in my family and among friends.
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