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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

I'm a bona fide alpha male. Imagine Joe Rogan but more buff and with additional BDE. When I talk everyone listens. I was the star of every sports team I've been part of. I can lift a motocycle above my head and then ride off into the sunset on it.

Usually posting fit-pics on insta but I accidentally clicked a link and ended up here.

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[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 18 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I’d say I fit neatly in the Dork category. At least, that’s what my imposter syndrome would have me believe.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Imposter syndrome ❀️

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[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We’re only nerds if we come out of the Silicon Valley region of California. Otherwise, we are just sparkling geeks.

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[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

we're on a niche open source reddit alternative built by communists, written in rust, with multiple sizable linux communities

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good point. We're a bunch of badasses.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

-- lemmy at its core

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not. College dropout waitress married to an artschool dropout chef.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't believe you, you use Lemmy. You are at least somewhat nerd.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Ah, but I'm on the anarchist instance.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

So your reasoning that you're not a nerd is that you're an anarchist? I got some bad news for you...

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[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago

I'm on a piracy instance and I dont pirate.

Well, anymore. Should really update my music library instead of streaming it.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

With politics, I think the term you want is "wonk".

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[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Who else does research on obscure social media platforms because they are fed up with mainstream surveillance capitalism social media.

Edit: If to be a nerd is to have a strong interest in something particular then everyone should be a nerd because having interests is awesome.

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[–] trk@aussie.zone 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm not smart enough to be a nerd.

[–] Gorgeous_Sloth@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

Yea I’m just weird

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[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I'm not a nerd. Nerds are smart.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

We're early adopters. By definition: we're nerds.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 7 points 11 months ago

Not only. There are also some communists and furries.

[–] ShyCake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wanted to be a nerd but I can't even geek. I'm more of a dork.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Careful. That sounds like dweeb talk.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 5 points 11 months ago (12 children)

no, all people here are 30-40 years old communist programmers from california

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[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm only one of those things.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

No.

Next question.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is this a Futurama reference?

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Excellent! I like it.

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Everyone is a nerd about something. That's how interests work in general: you only ever get called a nerd for being interested in something that others aren't interested in, but they're also interested in stuff you're not interested in, so..

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[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Closeted nerd reporting for duty

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[–] Grizzlyboy@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I’m writing a book on adaptations. I wouldn’t consider myself a nerd, but writing a book about adapting works from one medium to another is very nerdy.

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