taidan
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:38 pm |
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| CubaLibre wrote: |
| rf wrote: |
| One of the things I like about being around nerdy people is that I can get away from the endless chatter about getting mundane desirables--a nice job, a sweet car--and talk about more interesting stuff. Yet, as the world has largely figured out, loving academics or business or tech as ends in themselves, rather than as means toward the sweet car/job/house, gives you a head start towards the car/job/house whether you want it or not. |
I think it's valuable to note that this is a sort of reverse generalization that's equally true and untrue. People always talk about what they care about. It's just that most people care about "normal stuff," and only a few people care about... nerdy stuff. Why nerdy stuff appeals to the people it appeals to is a deeper question, but it's hard to hold a conversation about someone's job or house or whatever against them. It's their life, after all. |
Cuba Libre makes a good point; I don't go on endlessly about games with most people because I know its not "normal stuff". But just because endlessly talking about American Idol is "normal stuff" doesn't mean its any more valid or interesting. |
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