To my ears you're saying, "Nerds are high status; They're valued above CEOs and politicians (or historical equivalents) for most of history." I'm saying, "Suit

To my ears you're saying, "Nerds are high status; They're valued above CEOs and politicians (or historical equivalents) for most of history." I'm saying, "Suits are overvalued. And nerds are undervalued even by themselves. That's always been true with periodic exceptions." And I don't mean "suits" as a pejorative; I'm not using it in contempt. It's a fact that people of that class wear them. Actually, I like wearing them.