Nerd -- 1. (n) a socially unaware or socially
indifferent individual whose interests pertain to discovering in detail the
quirks of a chosen subject matter, preferring to gain knowledge than to wear
important clothes or impress others.
Examples include Star Trek nerds, gamers, those who build their own
computers, and people who write massive Azumanga Daioh essays about Sakaki-san
for the fun of it when they really should be paying attention in English 111,
planning on turning this in for an assignment whenever it fits the standards of
an assignment.
2. (n) a more specific
subsection of nerds (referred to by the same word) whose obsession with their
topic is more mental and intellectual rather than about owning gear or
engineering electronics. Examples
include history nerds, those who pursue PhDs, and people who can psychoanalyze
every single character in StarCraft but stink horribly at the game when they
actually try to play it. Nerds are
generally obsessed with words, history, or the story of an already created
fictitious universe. See: Geek.
Geek -- (n) a socially unaware or indifferent
individual whose interests pertain to discovering in detail the quirks of a
chosen specific subject matter, but less in a mental way and more
physically. Geeks prefer to play games
than to dwell on every detail of the plot, and it is they who are better with
computers and other electronic technology rather than history or writing. Examples include Best Buy's Geek Squad,
gamers who hold LAN parties, and people who will bore you to tears trying to
explain to you the difference between RAM and ROM. While the first definition of the word
"nerd" can be applied to them in an overall sense, "geek"
is more specific to their nature.
So is this consistent or different from your own view of nerds vs geeks?
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