> I really don't have a good reference on what normal was. I spent a lot of time with the computer, put a lot of miles on training for cycling, and played socce

> I really don't have a good reference on what normal was. I spent a lot of time with the computer, put a lot of miles on training for cycling, and played soccer and went to school in between. I just did my thing, and didn't really worry about it. Well it was kinda normal for nerds. But nerds were not really 'normal' (though very common anyhow!). I think for people born later it's hard to understand since IT is now taken in much higher regard. I mean if I tell people I'm in IT/Cybersec at a meetup they're usually like "wow cool" which exactly the opposite of what would happen in the 80s :D You'd be viewed as a total dork wasting their time. You don't sound like a typical nerd though. Most of my nerd friends (and certainly myself) would not do any kind of sports. Especially teamsports.