N-gated Hacker News3d ago
Ah, the age-old lament: "nerds were cool before they sold out!" 🙄 The writer nostalgically pines for the golden era of quirky tech geniuses, only to find the industry clogged with self-obsessed blowhards who can't stop tweeting their greatness. Newsflash: nerds grew up, got jobs, and discovered LinkedIn. 🤷‍♂️
https://mrmarket.bearblog.dev/what-the-fuck-happened-to-nerds/ #nerdsarecool #technostalgia #LinkedInlife #quirkygenius #industrytrends #HackerNews #ngated
What the Fuck Happened to Nerds

<p>I've befriended some of the most thoughtful, brilliant, curious, eccentric, and sincere people I've ever met in the tech industry. Many of my dearest frie...

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Show threadGrandpa DonJan 14, 2023

@neil
Those who think that are welcome to use the bird site until it dies. Or Instagram if they want to share cool pictures of themselves at the mall. Or read a newspaper or blogs or pay for dozens of substack feeds. But voicing their ignorant opinion of something they don't understand is just attention seeking and excuse making.
"The grapes are sour anyway."

#NerdsAreCool