Difference Between Nerd and Geek
Has anyone written a scientific treatise on the differences between nerd and geek?
On the one hand, I could instigate endless debate about the finer points of nerds.
On the other hand I could construct nerds with a 3-D meat printer.
This is genius. ^^^
Analysis of the styles and colors of Venn diagrams by nerds and geeks could be represented in yet another Venn diagram. Somebody call Banach for help.
I feel like dweeb and dork are reversed here
neither, I am autistic, it’s not a choice, it’s a need.
Research has been done https://youtu.be/mF4q_K6YsjE?si=wYpenFWSEyQGzE47
A geek is one who buys an Apple watch to take phone calls, monitor his heart rate, and control the colour of the lights in his living room.
A nerd is one who buys an Apple watch and hacks it to run Doom.
relevant xkcd:
If this is a joke, it’s going over my head. But as I understand it:
Geek: Socially Acceptable, Really smart about a particular topic, or in general. Nerd: Socially awkward, really smart about a topic or in general. Dork: Socially awkward, not especially bright.
How I remember it being used as a kid in the 80s/90s and were about less popular things like math/science/chess/D&D/band/etc.
Nerd - Knows a lot of minutes about a thing, but is generally introverted in how they approach it. They will discuss it calmly with other needs, hang out in small groups, and might even hide their interest if they are bullied.
Geek - Knows a lot of minute about a nerdy thing, but is extremely excited about it externally. They 'geek out about the thing and want to share it with everyone.
I assume they were used differently in different places and times, so that’s just my experience.
