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>Charming nerd to terrifying overlord If there was this shift, it was always superficial. To a certain degree, nerds were always 'terrifying overlords'. It’s j
by plastic-enjoyer 4mo ago
>Charming nerd to terrifying overlord
If there was this shift, it was always superficial. To a certain degree, nerds were always 'terrifying overlords'.
It’s just that once they accumulated enough power, there was no longer any point in maintaining that façade
- dieselgate 4mo agoThe "Revenge of the Nerds" movie series follows this arc too - when them being oppressed to becoming the oppressors.
- mrhottakes 4mo agoYep, even just in the first movie: as soon as the chief nerd has a chance, he assaults one of the jock's girlfriends.
- retired 4mo agoAll those nerds were sex offenders. https://www.illinoislawyers.com/blog/so-many-crimes-in-revenge-of-the-nerds/ https://www.illinoislawyers.com/blog/so-many-crimes-in-reven...
- mrhottakes 4mo agoA more realistic movie than anyone realized
- dieselgate 4mo agoThe movie has definitely not aged well but was a "family favorite" growing up in the 90s...
- dare944 4mo agoOh ffs. How does one draw a line from Dennis Richie, Ken Thompson, Steve Wozniak, Bill Joy, even Linus Torvalds to 'terrifying overlord'? The fact is that those people who were closet 'terrifying overlords' weren't actually nerds to begin with, because they lacked the essential quality of humility.