Prior to 5:00, I thought this guy was just a miserable cunt. After 5:00, I realized he was a miserable cunt midsemester through Freshman Sociology.

I don't really like Big Bang Theory; I've tried watching it once or twice, but it's just not funny. However, I can't bring myself to hate it, because Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica has a recurring cameo as one of the character's sexual fantasies.

Original Starbuck or new Starbuck?

New Starbuck, but I'm sure the Big Bang fanfic scene is way ahead of you on Old.

I think they missed a golden opportunity not making Parson's character gay. Of course, it is CBS and the thought of a homosexual super-genius frightens and confuses old people.

Harvey Pekar pretty much covered this issue in the 80s.

Fun fact: "poseur" is not a linked tag. How is that possible?

There's no need to drag Hogan's Heroes into this.

Fuck people who call themselves nerds regardless of context. This guy is the same as the people he's talking about.

I didn't watch the video yet.

My parents picked up regularly watching Big Bang Theory just in time after their previous show Everybody Loves Raymond just ended, ensuring that I always dread visiting home.

This guy sucks but his sort of point hits home.

Yeah, nothing says "shallow and vain" quite like building your personality and social network around conspicuous consumption of videogames, anime, and sci-fi.

Generally speaking, I think social undesirables tend to look for a community that accepts them, and that tends to be the communities of other social undesirables. Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, video games, poeTV, etc. The popularization of "nerd culture" is done by people who just want attention, and I imagine it feels like the people society likes are now taking away the one social outlet they have.

I guess, to sum it up, I feel pity for real nerds / geeks / losers / whatever you want to call them. I feel loathing for people that drape themselves in whatever kitsch is popular at the moment.

Fashion Geeks are just as bad as fashion punks but I've got little patience for people who define their identities by their nerd hobby.

I'm probably just in denial about what having nearly 3000 records and half a dozen amplifiers makes me, though.

Oh gaawwwwwwwd, these people have no idea what it is to be a geek or a nerd, YOU CAN'T TRULY ENJOY STAR WARS OR VIDYA GAMES UNLESS YOU'VE KNOWN THE HURT WE HAVE

He watched five hours of The Big Bang Theory in one night just because he didn't want to be challenged about it on the internet.

There's a word for someone that would do that, but for the life of me, I can't quite put my finger on it...


http://youtu.be/IRuuF-5ZST8

wasn't meant to be a reply... but ahh... oh well. Just pretend I barged in on your conversation, interrupting you in mid-sentence.

Do you play videogames on a...

A.) Console.
B.) Computer.
C.) Unwilling Human Mind.

The Dungeons and Dragons' term "THACO" refers to:

A.) A type of monster
B.) A specific war hammer imbued with magical properties.
C.) It's THAC0 not THACO, gawd, what a fucking moron.

Kids become social outcasts because the other kids need someone to be an "outsider" just as they need to belong to the "inside" group. And they often aren't discriminating when choosing their outcasts. Their reasons can be petty and possibly something the outcast has no control over at all, e.g. their economic class, ethnic background, physical appearance, etc. It undoubtedly hurts a great deal when kids who were happy to play with you only the day before suddenly decide that there is something "wrong" with you and that you are no longer welcome around them.

Often, the outsider is lucky enough to find a group they can fit in with. Unfortunately, in too many cases, the unlucky kid becomes totally isolated from social interaction with others their own age.

Once they fall behind a little, they tend to keep falling behind. As we begin to develop socially, our brains build circuits that help us pick up cues from behavior, vocal inflections, facial expressions and body language. We learn what makes an appropriate topic for conversation and how to properly express ourselves. We even learn to develop mechanisms for dealing with rejection and embarrassment.

Anyone who didn't get to experience all that as they were growing up is going to come off as odd, rude or even creepy when they do try to interact with others and are often shunned by others even into adulthood.

An adult who went through this as a child is often resentful, bitter and feels, with some justification, that they got a raw deal. They are locked out of most of life's joys and pleasures. They have no social support group, limited career prospects and little chance of having a partner or family of their own. In an effort to fill their need for friends, they most often turn to other socially undeveloped outcasts. Unfortunately, this is the worst thing for them. Their paranoia, depression, lack of confidence and bitterness are only amplified and encouraged by others who are just as bad off as themselves.

So you can say "It was a long time ago. Just get over it, already." but that's like telling anyone else with a mental problem to "get over it."

They do need help and lots of patience & understanding.

I wasn't trying to say that he needs to just get over it. I did say that he needs therapy and to move on from it. If I came off as callous and insensitive, I didn't mean to.