Your nerdiness

[Bullgrit]

Playing D&D, (or any RPG), is generally considered a pretty nerdy hobby. I think we all admit that is the perception. And considering that many of us cross over with comic books, sci-fi/fantasy novels, and various computer games, we may hit numerous "nerdy" points on the curve.

Have you gotten more or less nerdy with time/age?

Is how nerdy/non-nerdy you consider yourself in agreement with how you think others see you?

Bullgrit

 

[Kzach]

Is how nerdy/non-nerdy you consider yourself in agreement with how you think others see you?

I really don't give this much thought. I've said it before but people don't seem to believe me, but I really don't care what people think of me. In fact, it's a point of contention between myself and my friends because I will do something they perceive as embarrassing and not care, but they will care because they think it affects their social standing.

I think they're just being silly. I defy labels!

 

[IronWolf]

Have you gotten more or less nerdy with time/age?

Is how nerdy/non-nerdy you consider yourself in agreement with how you think others see you?

I think I went through high school pretty nerdy, a little less nerdy in college and a period of time after that. Then as I aged I think I went back to high school days nerdy level. Probably because I've given up on trying to make an impression of someone I am not.

I think others likely consider me a bit nerdy, though possibly not as nerdy as I see myself. hard to tell - we'd have to ask them!

 

[Ahnehnois]

Well, I play D&D and I do like my sci-fi/fantasy/horror fiction.

That said, I've also got elements of hippie (vegetarian, pacifist), health nut (worked at a running store and I eat unusually healthy these days), type A (premed), everyman (I watch a good amount of sports), and a variety of other things.

D&D is in many ways making up for my lost future as an actor/writer/director of film. Thus, there are some people who perceive me as being fairly nerdy, as well as a wide variety of other things (most of them untrue). I like to practice my acting skills.

Also having a background in psychology, I generally believe that people don't change. D&D didn't really alter my nerd quotient; I just sort of naturally fell into it.

 

[Crothian]

I think others likely consider me a bit nerdy, though possibly not as nerdy as I see myself. hard to tell - we'd have to ask them!

Your wife thinks you are very nerdy.

 

[IronWolf]

Your wife thinks you are very nerdy.

Ha! Very true! She does....

 

[Mournblade94]

I was pretty nerdy all through my school days.
Comic books, scifi novels, star wars, D&D, and transformers. All of those stacked against me in high school especially.

Now I LARP...

I am also a Molecular Biologist who decided to switch into Geology, and I actively study History.

There are no sports I watch, and I am hard pressed to think of a professional athlete otehr than Derek Jeter, Mike Piaza, Mike Jordon, Shaq, or Charles Barkley. I am not even aware of the names of expansion teams other than the Diamondbacks or Phoenix suns. Oh yeah and I jsut found out the Mighty Ducks are An ACTUAL hockey team. I thought they were only in the movie.

I am only aware of celebrities real names after they starred in Historical period piece movies, or scifi/fantasy.

 

[Kzach]

One thing I find annoying about labels is how people struggle to either fit into them or not fit into them.

My best friend constantly struggles with this. He HATES being identified as a geek or a nerd. He's embarrassed about playing D&D and liking Star Trek. Yet, he can quote Star Trek episode names just by hearing one tiny element of the episode and he read ALL of the Robert Jordan novels. Which also may possibly make him slightly insane.

He tries so desperately to fit into this image of who he wants to be instead of just liking who he is and living with it, that I honestly believe it's a major contributing factor to his depression. Oh, and he won't admit that he is depressed either, even though it's pretty damn clear that he's suffered it his whole life. And forget about seeing a therapist, that would be 'weak'.

Why people ruin their lives over labels is beyond my comprehension.

 

[ggroy]

Depends on how one defines "nerdiness".

I took a long 15+ years hiatus away from rpg games, and many other "geek/nerd" type niches (ie. fantasy, sci-fi, etc ...). I've hardly played any rpg games this year, other than a few random one-shot evening type games.

During that 15+ years hiatus time period, a lot of my "pleasure reading" was reading advanced mathematics and engineering type books. (Basically graduate school level type engineering + math textbooks).

 

[Oryan77]

Is how nerdy/non-nerdy you consider yourself in agreement with how you think others see you?

Well lets see, I was just recently called a nerd for playing D&D by an 8 year old. That's pretty sad. Those were of course fighting words to me, and I thought about punching him in the face. But he looked real tough, with his mohawk and all. Why do all these little kids have mohawks now?

Anyway, I consider myself a nerd since I am into a lot of nerdy things. But I think I'm more on the cooler side of nerds. Like, I would be the leader of the nerds if we ever decided to have a nerdy uprise of some sort.

Sure, the nerds that are much more nerdy than me would complain, but the lesser nerds would know it's for the best because I would make us look good; which the nerdier guys can't do. I could also infiltrate non nerd communities and nobody would suspect a thing; which nerdier guys also can't do.