B&A: Why do you think it's considered "nerdy" to read/write stories?

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The explanation (to me) is rather simple. Writers write. Writing, in the first place, is considered a mostly 'dreary' and boring activity. People groan when people announce that I have to write anything over 200 words long, and writers write over TWO THOUSAND WORDS, DAILY (or at least weekly, if you're on the slob-side).

The google definition of a nerd is 'A contemptible person lacking in social skills and/or is boringly studious.' Its interesting to note that the second definition is: 'An intelligent, single-minded expert in a particular technical discipline or profession'

All of this is at least partly true. Dedicated writers will devote more of their time to apparently 'boring' activities (writing/brainstorming/planning) rather than social activities. This doesn't mean we have fail social skills though, writers are the most interesting and wonderful people I know. But then, I am also a writer, so this is a rather biased opinion.

As for the second...all accomplished writers (where accomplished refers to your ability to create a sturdy and riveting plot, as well as use proper grammar and spelling), are relatively intelligent, either naturally, or from the years of practicing they've put into perfecting this art. As a writer continues in their work, they mature and become experts in writing styles, writing cliches, writing tropes, little tricks of the trade... Writers as a whole, (dare I say this) are some of the most focused and devoted people to their work - and why wouldn't they? They're creators of entire worlds that they control!

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Don't be so arrogant. There are some arrogant answers here. How do you know he snorted because he was looking down on you? Maybe he snorted because he thought "I wish I could write like that". The idea that some people are "normal" while you are special is arrogant. Everyone is different. People have different strengths, weaknesses, interests and ideas. That doesn't make you better or them better. It makes you different.

I think it is simply people don't put themselves in other people's shoes.

I don't think there is really any "nerdy" people. (Now, there's obtuse people, but that's another whole psychological explanation.)

Simply, people have different skills. Some people have great acuity in the technical fields--math, science. . . . I'm not. But I don't consider them nerdy. Why? Well, it's great they have a technical mind, and I give them a huge thumbs-up, but usually these left-brain people have no imagination or art skills, such as writing. When we love English they tend to abhor it. We have a great affinity toward writing because we love art and we're all more or less right-brain people.

I think nothing should be considered "nerdy." It's prejudice. Different people have different skills.

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LMAO @ the chav answer.

If we're sticking to stereotypes here, I think maths is way more nerdy than literature. Then again, maybe because I am crap at maths and loathe it with passion.

Year 6? Bloody hell, getting younger each year to judge other people. I think it would have been worse if a year 10 or 11 did that than a year 6, to be honest, because then they'd be (well, supposed to be) more mature.

It's not nerdy, though. I write and read but I still listen to all the current pop and hip-hop trash and wear fashionable things and do all the other stuff that's not considered "nerdy."

I agree with Cath's answer too. It's considered "nerdy" to follow the rules and not rebel.

@ Dark side of the moon - It's called a question with an anecdote. Do you know what that means? It means that it makes the question more intriguing when you give "short stories" to people, so that they can see what you mean more. And it's also called inspiration. The year 6 who looked down on her writing inspired her to come and ask this question. As long as you ask a question, which she has, then it's fine to put in anecdotes to keep the answerer interested so they actually answer.

Too funny XD

The only reason anybody has ever bothered me about writing is because it takes up time that I *should* be doing other more important things (applying for scholarships, doing homework, etc.) As you can probably guess, this is all coming from my mom. Her main problem is that she thinks I'm focusing too much on this fantasy world I'm writing in and using it as a means to escape reality. I suppose that's could be true to a degree, but not the degree that she claims. I mean, don't all fantasy/sci-fi writers do that to an extent? I suppose that's why some people might see it as "nerdy"... we immerse ourselves in these stories that aren't real and work fanatically on them, which can sometimes (or for me, more often than not) lead to being anti-social or eccentric. In my opinion, those people that consider writing "nerdy" are confused by it and don't how how else to respond because they just don't have an imagination.

Other than that, anybody that I've ever told about my story has never really cared one way or the other. Whenever I ask my friends for advice on a certain part of the plot they offer what they can considering what they know (I never give them much) and sometimes they really start to get into it. Just yesterday I was working on a little bit in my notebook and my friend leaned over, saw the numbered pages, and asked, "Are you writing a book?" to which I replied "Kinda" and she just smiled and said, "Awesome!" I get teased a lot by my family for hand-writing the whole thing initially, but I suppose that's not really what this question was asking.

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Perhaps for some people because it's considered under the same category as academia and actually working hard in school &c.

I'm preparing to go to University this year so everyone's grown out of that but I still have a reputation for "using long words" and "always having [my] head in a book" and I honestly don't mind, it's just a way of identifying me through what I enjoy, as others say for example,: "You know Sam, the Basketball player?".

I don't find it nerdy to read, I'm open about that and know lots of people of my age and not who I can have in depth literary discussions with, which I didn't have when I was younger; I only really had my parents and a few close friends I felt it was 'safe' to discuss it with. Personally I still keep my own writing close because I am uncomfortable with how it sounds to others, but that's my own issue. It's a personal thing that I like to keep to myself and a select group of people I trust and respect to help me improve it.

It's an interesting one, the psychology of society on education and 'academic' past times. I'm mixing with more people that appreciate 'being widely read' but at this point in my life when all my contemporaries are preparing to head into the 'adult world', we've put aside the exclusion because everyone's found their niche, what interests them and embraced it as part of forming their identity. I'm really glad because I can't wait to go to University and meet a whole load of people who have similar passions and don't think reading and writing is 'geeky' - it can be, but that is by no means a negative thing, it has just gained negative connotations.

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Personally I think it's a level of immaturity. Honestly, do you hear any adults saying "it's so bad, how could those kids be writing! They're making fools of themselves! It's so stupid!" No, because it's a great hobby, better than sitting with a bunch of "friends" and getting high and lying around and watching TV. You know, the things people think teens do.

Seriously though, that's all I can really say. Anyone who thinks that is immature or are really trying to be cool. If writing is nerdy though, then stick a pair of giant glasses on me and call me a dork because I'm not changing!

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Huh ? Of course reading and writing is NOT considered "nerdy". Why would it be ?

Do not judge by those people, those people are just ... wrong. That year six brat, who thinks he is cool and the best of the bests ... yeah, I know them pretty well, I used to have a lot of classmates like him *back then* . But no, most people who are open minded, educated and _ hell yeah _ they know how to kill some boredom by doing something valuable, people like those in other words, do not think of reading and writing as something nerdy.Seriously, this is the most stupid thing I have ever heard. You can say that reading and writing is boring, that it takes a lot of time, that it's ... well. that it seems awful enough to you but ... nerdy ? It makes no sense. Does it offend anyone ? It could be nerdy if it was actually kind of offending but ... no. No nerdy at all.

Just keep on practicing and do not listen to people who are prejudiced.Not to mention utterly stupid.

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Well it's sort of part of the definition of nerdy. The real question is why being nerdy makes you a social outcast in high school. And that's because let's face it teenagers are stupid and I'm darn glad I'm out of high school - or just school for that matter. I would give you one of the usual speech of "they're jealous" and "peer pressure" or whatever, but I actually don't really believe in those. It's just learnt behaviour passed down from generation of stupid teens to generation of stupid teens. There's "what's cool" and everything else is "nerdy" because teens just don't have the common sense to see not everything falls into one of two little categories or in fact falls into categories at all.

Nota bene: I am using the terms "teens" and "teenagers" loosely here, if you're aged 13 to 19, don't take offense. Thankfully no, not all teenagers are stupid. Only those who act by the aforementioned rules.

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Hahaha, wow, he was drawing BOOBS on Paint? HE'S the nerd, 'cause he's obviously not getting any. If you know what you mean.

I guess it comes with the bookworm image, that avid readers and writers are automatically nerdy. Add in pocket protecters, a sweatervest, and a comic book, and you're ready to go! :P

Honestly, I've never encountered anything like that. At my old school, everyone thought it was "so cool" that I wanted to be a writer, and they were always asking to see my work.

Wait. I went to a nerd school....dammit.

:) Hehe.

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