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>It's absurdly common amongst people of our kind to assume TBBT is written for us, when in reality it's written as a caricature of us, for the general public.
by incision 14y ago
>It's absurdly common amongst people of our kind to assume TBBT is written for us, when in reality it's written as a caricature of us, for the general public.
Anecdotally, every recommendation I've encountered for the show has come from self-described nerds who feel the show does speak to / for them.
I think you might be underestimating the number of people who will relate to and even try to emulate a popular caricature of themselves.
- zalzane 14y agoDescribing one's self as a nerd has been a growing trend lately ever since geek became chic. I personally know multiple people who after watching BBT now identify as a nerd despite not having any sort of hobbies or technical experience.
- danielweber 14y agoHow dare they. How dare they.
- zalzane 14y agoHow dare they associate with a cultural identity that they don't understand! Besides, it's only the nerds of yesterday who had to deal with the endless bullying and loneliness! Future generations should get a free pass to associate themselves with the identity just because they watched some stupid sitcom.
- papsosouid 14y ago>Anecdotally, every recommendation I've encountered for the show has come from self-described nerds Anecdotally, every self-described nerd I've encountered has described themselves as a nerd because it it currently cool, and they own a phone which makes them "such a nerd".