I sort of thought this was the idea behind Star Trek. You get lofty principles expounded by Team Good Guy, with a Straw Vulcan to assure you that this isn’t just for nerds, but for popular kids like you, dear viewer!
Alex the jock knows that everyone after him is a nerd, he doesn’t watch star trek.
Bob the slacker knows that everyone but him and Alex is a nerd, he’s seen an episode or two of star trek.
Carl the marching band guy knows that the club members are the real nerds, he watches the current Star Trek along with the rest of his tv schedule.
David the Debate Club president knows that Chess club is where the nerds are, he knows every version of Star Trek.
Eric the Chess Club president knows that the Math club is where the nerds are, he is a star trek fanatic.
Fhomas (typo on his birth certificate) is in the Math club, and knows that nerds are the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. He’s watches star trek and empathizes with the straw vulcans.
Now that I typed it, this is a gross simplification. I guess what I was trying to say is lots of different folks watch(ed) Star Trek, and most of them would be called ’Nerds” by others, but admitting that oneself is a nerd is a more recent phenomenon. The classic response is to simply move the cutoff one step down the nerdiness ladder.
I sort of thought this was the idea behind Star Trek. You get lofty principles expounded by Team Good Guy, with a Straw Vulcan to assure you that this isn’t just for nerds, but for popular kids like you, dear viewer!
Did Star Trek get watched by people who aren’t nerds?
Alex the jock knows that everyone after him is a nerd, he doesn’t watch star trek. Bob the slacker knows that everyone but him and Alex is a nerd, he’s seen an episode or two of star trek. Carl the marching band guy knows that the club members are the real nerds, he watches the current Star Trek along with the rest of his tv schedule. David the Debate Club president knows that Chess club is where the nerds are, he knows every version of Star Trek. Eric the Chess Club president knows that the Math club is where the nerds are, he is a star trek fanatic. Fhomas (typo on his birth certificate) is in the Math club, and knows that nerds are the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. He’s watches star trek and empathizes with the straw vulcans.
Now that I typed it, this is a gross simplification. I guess what I was trying to say is lots of different folks watch(ed) Star Trek, and most of them would be called ’Nerds” by others, but admitting that oneself is a nerd is a more recent phenomenon. The classic response is to simply move the cutoff one step down the nerdiness ladder.