Also relevant is Paul Graham’s, Why Nerds are Unpopular. Take away: Nerds are unpopular because they don’t care about being popular and instead want to focus their attention on non-social pursuits.
Actually pg claimed they do care, to the point of depression and suicide when they turn out to not be popular. His point was that they don’t only care about popularity, which is what is required to achieve it in the highly competitive high-school social scene.
Also relevant is Paul Graham’s, Why Nerds are Unpopular. Take away: Nerds are unpopular because they don’t care about being popular and instead want to focus their attention on non-social pursuits.
Actually pg claimed they do care, to the point of depression and suicide when they turn out to not be popular. His point was that they don’t only care about popularity, which is what is required to achieve it in the highly competitive high-school social scene.
But yes, very relevant.