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Edited by Euler:
9/3/2013 3:50:40 PM
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What's with the mainstream shift towards geek culture?
When did the admittedly pedestrian routine of the studiously intellectual subculture become something to aspire to rather than something to mock?
The kind of people I've seen wear shirts with 'Geek' emblazoned over the front in large font are bronze-muscled males or females with thick rimmed glasses (without lenses, oddly enough) far too attractive to stoop to the wholesome mentally stimulating activities we conduct in our respective households while the rest of the world is living it up on a Friday night.
A puzzling inversion, this: a label previously considered to be that of perceived anti-sociality being assimilated by mainstream culture.
Just to clarify: Although I'll be the first to admit I am a nerd of the first order, I never really experienced any nerd-bashing (although me and my friends were given the metaphorical boot by the rest of the class upon realizing we weren't into the same stuff as the rest), and I'm not really a fan of the geekier-than-thou stuff - it's really, erm, geeky.
Anyway, if this trend isn't of the same order as the fleeting public interests of the past decade and stimulates greater public interest in the sciences, there should be no downside to it.
If science becomes genuinely 'cool' again (which it totally always has been) in the public consciousness and stops the recent trend of government marginalization of the sciences there is no reason other than to embrace this change.
- Another wandering ramble by Euler...
(Picture is of Richard Feynman - the coolest physicist of all time in my opinion)
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Because they want to seem cool without putting in any of the effort.
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2 RepliesI -blam!-ing hate this trendy shit, ask any bimbo who calls herself a geek what a Positron is and she'll look at you like you have three heads.
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2 RepliesWhy are you upset? Isn't this what you people wanted? To be part of the popular culture? And now you dont? Hipsters.
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they're called hipsters, haven't you seen them before?
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I think it's meant to be ironic in a roundabout way.
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It's all these god -blam!- hipsters, I tell ya.
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[quote]When did the admittedly pedestrian routine of the studiously intellectual subculture become something to aspire to rather than something to mock? The kind of people I've seen wear shirts with 'Geek' emblazoned over the front in large font are bronze-muscled males or females with thick rimmed glasses (without lenses, oddly enough) far too attractive to stoop to the wholesome mentally stimulating activities we conduct in our respective households while the rest of the world is living it up on a Friday night. A puzzling inversion, this: a label previously considered to be that of perceived anti-sociality being assimilated by mainstream culture. Just to clarify: Although I'll be the first to admit I am a nerd of the first order, I never really experienced any nerd-bashing (although me and my friends were given the metaphorical boot by the rest of the class upon realizing we weren't into the same stuff as the rest), and I'm not really a fan of the geekier-than-thou stuff - it's really, erm, geeky. Anyway, if this trend isn't of the same order as the fleeting public interests of the past decade and stimulates greater public interest in the sciences, there should be no downside to it. If science becomes genuinely 'cool' again (which it totally always has been) in the public consciousness and stops the recent trend of government marginalization of the sciences there is no reason other than to embrace this change. - Another wandering ramble by Euler... (Picture is of Richard Feynman - the coolest physicist of all time in my opinion)[/quote] Its a thing that's been planned since the 1980's in order to manufacture culture. Now its here and people are making mad dough from "Bazinga" t-shirts. But you gotta ask yourself, is this a bad thing? -blam!- no! I'd much rather be attributed to young, all be annoying, kids than the phrase made something to ridicule! With the hope that the exposure to such mediums helps our race become better to eachother. (My money's on yes despite naysayers) Think of how many more people watched EVA or played DnD because of this cultureural shift.
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They are trying to be hipsters.
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I'm a hipster, I'm different from everyone by dressing up and acting like everybody else!
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Because it's the "cool" thing to do. And then the social conformists in people makes them want to do what "cool" people do.
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Yeah.
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Nice. Had to read a few times to comprehend, lol. I honestly hate it that my Star Wars t-shirts or Halo back pack make me resemble a hipster. But the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
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welcome to the planet earth, wear '90 to be hipster my dear.
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get out.
