Nerds and Geeks in Our Society
Nerds and Geeks in Our Society
Being called a nerd or a geek isn’t a nice thing to some. To me, it’s a compliment but, it can become hurtful when said in the wrong way. When you hear a “cool” person call you that, you’ll feel that your self-esteem has been crushed. In fact, nerds and geeks have been shunned by so-called “cool crowds” ever since the dawn of school fractions (some notable school fractions are: the populars, the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the nerd/geeks/brainiacs). Due to these fractions, more and more people are being insulted with the words “nerd” and “geek.” But why insult them? They’re the ones who enhance the computers and cellphones we use today. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the technology we seem to can never live without. So what exactly about them made society (or at least the teen part) think they’re “uncool”?
Nerds and geeks are practically the same thing. It’s just that, people these days tend to use these words not knowing what they really mean. According to our good ol’ friend Merriam Webster, a nerd/geek is an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially: one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits .
We’ve all, at least once, tried so hard to study just to pass a test, we’ve all tried to fit in, we all use computers in our daily living, and we’ve all, at least once, been rejected by the “cool crowd.” In short, we’ve all come to the point of our lives where we, too, were counted as nerds and/or geeks by society. But that, my friend, doesn’t make us uncool. In fact, being uncool doesn’t exist. We are all unique and “cool” in our own special way, even the “nerds” and “geeks” you find here and there.
So if you meet a nerd or a geek, whether he’s playing some video game or fixing something in his computer, don’t shun him/her. Instead befriend and accept the person for who he/she is. Remember, even you were a nerd/geek at some point in your life. So if you shun that person, it’s
Being called a nerd or a geek isn’t a nice thing to some. To me, it’s a compliment but, it can become hurtful when said in the wrong way. When you hear a “cool” person call you that, you’ll feel that your self-esteem has been crushed. In fact, nerds and geeks have been shunned by so-called “cool crowds” ever since the dawn of school fractions (some notable school fractions are: the populars, the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the nerd/geeks/brainiacs). Due to these fractions, more and more people are being insulted with the words “nerd” and “geek.” But why insult them? They’re the ones who enhance the computers and cellphones we use today. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the technology we seem to can never live without. So what exactly about them made society (or at least the teen part) think they’re “uncool”?
Nerds and geeks are practically the same thing. It’s just that, people these days tend to use these words not knowing what they really mean. According to our good ol’ friend Merriam Webster, a nerd/geek is an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially: one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits .
We’ve all, at least once, tried so hard to study just to pass a test, we’ve all tried to fit in, we all use computers in our daily living, and we’ve all, at least once, been rejected by the “cool crowd.” In short, we’ve all come to the point of our lives where we, too, were counted as nerds and/or geeks by society. But that, my friend, doesn’t make us uncool. In fact, being uncool doesn’t exist. We are all unique and “cool” in our own special way, even the “nerds” and “geeks” you find here and there.
So if you meet a nerd or a geek, whether he’s playing some video game or fixing something in his computer, don’t shun him/her. Instead befriend and accept the person for who he/she is. Remember, even you were a nerd/geek at some point in your life. So if you shun that person, it’s