Beginnings

Hello Nerds!

           

            Last post I talked a lot about what a nerd is generally thought of, and how you might be able to put yourself into a category of how well you consider your knowledge. This post I want to talk a little bit about the benefits to being a nerd: how you may be able to make more friends around the workplace, school, and maybe even in your community in general.

            One thing you may notice about being a nerd, even if you aren't one, is that we tend to pop up everywhere. We assimilate into several cultures of the sciences and maths, or you may find us in strange jobs from anywhere to being a Pastor to a Jailer. We’re everywhere! So I hope you will see that if you aren't a nerd, or even if you want to be a more established nerd in the community that by simply reaching out to people, maybe trying to learn a little bit about what they like, you may learn that being a nerd isn't all that hard. It doesn't take much effort or time to go up to someone you’ve never talked to at the office, or the strange girl in the art hallway that’s always playing weird card games, to ask “Hey, whatcha doin’?” I can’t guarantee that they will respond to you, but at least you've created a dialogue with them, that may blossom into something more.

            What you should know as the reader, is that once you find that one person, be he/she a gamer, or lore person, or movie goer, that he/she will most likely have other friends into the same thing, or even better different things, so the never-ending list of new nerdy friends you find, well… never ends. Once you make the leap of faith to ask someone about what it is they do, and even why they do it, even if you don’t want to ever do what they do, or see them again, it’s good you at least came out with the knowledge that you didn't like it. Believe it or not, it is OKAY not to like certain things; no-one is keeping score of how many things you’re into.

            Example: I myself started out as a TOS: Star Trek fan, who was very strict in not expanding out into the newer Star Trek, and because I took that leap of faith, I’m an avid watcher of all series of Star Trek. I didn't like Doctor Who a year ago, now I’m very impatiently waiting for season 8 to come onto Netflix so I can binge ten episodes at a time. As a kid, I liked Batman, but never really got into much of the DC Universe. I made a leap of faith, began reading on Wikipedia about different characters, and now I can’t stop.

            When you learn something about a topic, the biggest payoff I can offer you, is to discuss it with other nerds, that discussion is what really bangs the information into your heads, and will provide a clearer picture of the whole conversation, and it’s likely, you’ll even learn more from them. So being a nerd isn’t hard, stupid, or crazy, we’re not lazy, dump or wastes of space or time, rather we commit ourselves to what we find a passion, and that is what being a nerd is all about.

Resistance is Futile 

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