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> and getting head turns from neckbeards Where is all this hate coming from? It seems unjustified.

by noja 4y ago

scandox 4y ago
I take the remark more benignly. I think it's meant in an affectionate manner.
- swyx 4y ago
  yes, with this post sitting comfortably on #1 on the king neckbeard forum, it is as certainly getting head turns from us as it is certain never to become more than a passing bemusement *neckbeard used affectionately as an equal opportunity mindset that has evolved from its origins like many words have; there are women neckbeards too, as are neckbeards with no beards or for that matter no neck
  - michaelt 4y ago
    > with this post sitting comfortably on #1 on the king neckbeard forum I'll have you know my beard is full, luxurious and grey, as befits someone with 20+ years of Unix experience.
    - steve1977 4y ago
      Now here’s a nickel, get yourself a better computer
  - danuker 4y ago
    > or for that matter no neck Are you referring to our robot overlords? Or corporate personhood?
  - implements 4y ago
    > there are women neckbeards too, … Colloquially known as legbeards … https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=legbeard https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=legbeard
- mhd 4y ago
  Don't we have "greybeard" for that? My meme game isn't as good as it once was, but I do remember the horrible "neckbeard nests" pictures…
- esperent 4y ago
  Neckbeard means a sexually creepy anti-feminist nerd. Basically someone socially awkward who is unable to connect with other humans romantically and has channeled that into a combination of hatred towards their desired sexual partners and a love of computers or other "nerdy" endeavors. Which is both weirdly specific and extremely common in both males and females. I don't think there's any way to use the term affectionately. Unless there's another meaning?
  - 3np 4y ago
    Your proposed meaning is a more recent interpretation. Searching online I see the mysogynism angle becoming more prominent in the 2010s: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-neckbeards-have-become-a-screen-stereotype https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-neckbeards-have-... here's from stackexchange from some years prior: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3173/whats-the-non-literal-meaning-of-neckbeard https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3173/whats-the-non-l... https://metatalk.metafilter.com/23545/Neckbeard-is-this-a-word-we-need https://metatalk.metafilter.com/23545/Neckbeard-is-this-a-wo... I've seen it used as a synonym for "unix beard". https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-06-24 https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-06-24
Dalewyn 4y ago
Receiving headturns from neckbeards is a whole lot better than getting headturns from youngsters sipping latte at Starbucks.
- KyeRussell 4y ago
  Resorting to silly Mac user stereotypes that were barely true when they dropped in 2008 is a good way to tell people you’ve never used a Mac or been to a Starbucks in a decade.
  - wongarsu 4y ago
    This is the comment where I now get offended that you said that as if not using a Mac or not going to Starbucks are shameful. It's rare to see such a flame war on hn
    - deleted 4y ago
      [deleted]
    - alexvoda 4y ago
      As a coffeebeard I wouldn't be caught dead (nor alive) in a Starbucks.
    - thfuran 4y ago
      No, they said it as if GP had no idea what they were talking about.
  - astrange 4y ago
    That's actually a 2000s political stereotype rather than a tech stereotype (he's just said "Mac users" instead of "liberals"), but I think Starbucks is more associated with suburban soccer moms now.

> and getting head turns from neckbeards Where is all this hate coming from? It seems unjustified.

by noja 4y ago

> and getting head turns from neckbeards Where is all this hate coming from? It seems unjustified.

scandox 4y ago

I take the remark more benignly. I think it's meant in an affectionate manner.

swyx 4y ago
yes, with this post sitting comfortably on #1 on the king neckbeard forum, it is as certainly getting head turns from us as it is certain never to become more than a passing bemusement *neckbeard used affectionately as an equal opportunity mindset that has evolved from its origins like many words have; there are women neckbeards too, as are neckbeards with no beards or for that matter no neck
- michaelt 4y ago
  > with this post sitting comfortably on #1 on the king neckbeard forum I'll have you know my beard is full, luxurious and grey, as befits someone with 20+ years of Unix experience.
  - steve1977 4y ago
    Now here’s a nickel, get yourself a better computer
- danuker 4y ago
  > or for that matter no neck Are you referring to our robot overlords? Or corporate personhood?
- implements 4y ago
  > there are women neckbeards too, … Colloquially known as legbeards … https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=legbeard https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=legbeard
mhd 4y ago
Don't we have "greybeard" for that? My meme game isn't as good as it once was, but I do remember the horrible "neckbeard nests" pictures…
esperent 4y ago
Neckbeard means a sexually creepy anti-feminist nerd. Basically someone socially awkward who is unable to connect with other humans romantically and has channeled that into a combination of hatred towards their desired sexual partners and a love of computers or other "nerdy" endeavors. Which is both weirdly specific and extremely common in both males and females. I don't think there's any way to use the term affectionately. Unless there's another meaning?
- 3np 4y ago
  Your proposed meaning is a more recent interpretation. Searching online I see the mysogynism angle becoming more prominent in the 2010s: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-neckbeards-have-become-a-screen-stereotype https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-neckbeards-have-... here's from stackexchange from some years prior: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3173/whats-the-non-literal-meaning-of-neckbeard https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/3173/whats-the-non-l... https://metatalk.metafilter.com/23545/Neckbeard-is-this-a-word-we-need https://metatalk.metafilter.com/23545/Neckbeard-is-this-a-wo... I've seen it used as a synonym for "unix beard". https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-06-24 https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-06-24

Dalewyn 4y ago

Receiving headturns from neckbeards is a whole lot better than getting headturns from youngsters sipping latte at Starbucks.

KyeRussell 4y ago
Resorting to silly Mac user stereotypes that were barely true when they dropped in 2008 is a good way to tell people you’ve never used a Mac or been to a Starbucks in a decade.
- wongarsu 4y ago
  This is the comment where I now get offended that you said that as if not using a Mac or not going to Starbucks are shameful. It's rare to see such a flame war on hn
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
  - alexvoda 4y ago
    As a coffeebeard I wouldn't be caught dead (nor alive) in a Starbucks.
  - thfuran 4y ago
    No, they said it as if GP had no idea what they were talking about.
- astrange 4y ago
  That's actually a 2000s political stereotype rather than a tech stereotype (he's just said "Mac users" instead of "liberals"), but I think Starbucks is more associated with suburban soccer moms now.