What I was trying to say was that having nerdy interests and hobbies isn’t a negative signal. People can have nerdy interests and hobbies and be great at their

What I was trying to say was that having nerdy interests and hobbies isn’t a negative signal. People can have nerdy interests and hobbies and be great at their job. But it’s not a positive signal for work ability. Having nerdy interests and hobbies doesn’t signal that you’re good at work. They’re barely correlated, if at all.