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When did "nerd culture" transform into pure consumption/consumerism?

nerd culture in the 40's and 50's was stuff like building yo...
Coral Immigrant Water Buffalo
  01/23/18
When women took over around 2000
federal location
  01/23/18
modern male nerds don't seem any better.
Coral Immigrant Water Buffalo
  05/30/18
GC always wins, always
Bearded stead
  05/30/18
mother fucking Credited op
chartreuse half-breed
  05/30/18
Because star wars became ironically cool for a few months ar...
Odious high-end roast beef
  05/30/18
Because you're talking about geeks, not nerds.
Diverse vengeful roommate
  05/30/18
Once the internet took off, fatties realized that they could...
Racy rambunctious public bath
  05/30/18
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Charismatic ceo spot
  05/30/18
Nerds went from doing science to fucking loving science
Mewling Galvanic Doctorate
  05/30/18
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Pea-brained Philosopher-king National
  05/30/18
Rise of signalling via social media
mustard adventurous cruise ship liquid oxygen
  05/30/18
cr and the nerds were ahead of the curve with blogs and shit...
Sooty hairraiser laser beams
  05/30/18


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Date: January 23rd, 2018 5:36 PM
Author: Coral Immigrant Water Buffalo

nerd culture in the 40's and 50's was stuff like building your own ham radio, reading a lot of sci-fi, doing chemistry experiments, etc. nerd "culture" today seems to be the accumulation of collectible goods produced by corporate conglomerates. what went wrong?

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Date: January 23rd, 2018 5:40 PM
Author: federal location

When women took over around 2000

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Date: May 30th, 2018 1:59 AM
Author: Coral Immigrant Water Buffalo

modern male nerds don't seem any better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150048)



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Date: May 30th, 2018 3:09 AM
Author: Bearded stead

GC always wins, always

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Date: May 30th, 2018 3:27 AM
Author: chartreuse half-breed

mother fucking Credited op

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Date: May 30th, 2018 6:21 AM
Author: Odious high-end roast beef

Because star wars became ironically cool for a few months around 2000. Socially inept geeks without the brainpower to have actual hobbies thought this was a renaissance of good taste and then women started wearing fake glasses and 'dorky' star trek tees. All been downhill from there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150310)



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Date: May 30th, 2018 6:40 AM
Author: Diverse vengeful roommate

Because you're talking about geeks, not nerds.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150319)



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Date: May 30th, 2018 6:44 AM
Author: Racy rambunctious public bath

Once the internet took off, fatties realized that they could create a “nerd” subculture based basically on what TV/anime they are into and that would permit them to remain fat and unwashed but make it look like a choice.

It is really weird to see 105 IQ “nerds.” See, e.g. , Reddit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150322)



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Date: May 30th, 2018 8:09 AM
Author: Charismatic ceo spot



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Date: May 30th, 2018 6:45 AM
Author: Mewling Galvanic Doctorate

Nerds went from doing science to fucking loving science

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150324)



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Date: May 30th, 2018 8:17 AM
Author: Pea-brained Philosopher-king National



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Date: May 30th, 2018 8:21 AM
Author: mustard adventurous cruise ship liquid oxygen

Rise of signalling via social media

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150445)



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Date: May 30th, 2018 8:38 AM
Author: Sooty hairraiser laser beams

cr and the nerds were ahead of the curve with blogs and shit, even before facebook. constantly "reviewing" the newest electronics and gadgets. This kind of tedious spec-checking and meticulous organizing from best->worst fits in well with their natural autistic tendencies as well

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3868702&forum_id=2#36150504)