Very much this. I thought PG's essay was a West-Coast-centric breakdown of social strata. In my school, our nerds were not overachievers (I should know becaus

Very much this. I thought PG's essay was a West-Coast-centric breakdown of social strata. In my school, our nerds were not overachievers (I should know because I was one and we were all slackers :). The overachievers were all savvy enough to find their place in the social pecking order. I wonder if other East Coasters had that same experience or if it was specific to my town. I did have the opportunity to meet some people from California in high school at a national summer camp I attended who completely matched the Hollywood nerd stereotype, being highly intelligent, D&D-playing, slightly-snooty overachievers. That was the first time I realized it wasn't completely made-up.