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My Rant Thread [Only Semi-Serious]

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#1
jhonesy
Mar 19, 2009 19:24:57 If everybody else can do it and have their rant survive for a day or two, so can mine. And will I! I'm not going to rant about world politics, tweenie issues or war. I'm going to rant about; NerdRage/NerdEgo. That most ludicrous of all things completely Nerdic.

I will first with an easier available example:

Deva = dee-vuh? deh-vuh? day-vuh? dee-vay? - This is a classic example of the blending of both forms of Nerd that I wish to rant about. Not only has this thread reduced itself to a ******* contest, it showcases of the inherit rage mechanic all nerds possess when that very susceptible ego has been, even a little, attacked. Whether on purpose or out of a simple miscommunication.

These people (ie. Nerds, like the rest of us), have taken their Racial Trait and adapted it to suit their needs. This thread, while meaningful in the beginning perhaps, very quickly degenerated into nothing more then a wasteful debate on intelligence and pronunciation issues. What the heck does this accomplish? To prove who's "right"? To prove who's more "intelligent"? To see who's dragon (or should I say pseudo-dragon?) is really the biggest?

What a complete waste of space, time and thought. What could have been an interesting read on how different people could interpret the pronunciation of a word has degenerated into... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Why?

NerdRage/Ego - The inability to admit one's mistakes or faults in the wake of exposing weakness to other Nerds, thus dropping your Nerdability down in the social graces of Nerdic. You come off looking... well far worse then when you entered. And this is only a small, single example from this site alone.

Post and explain your examples if you wish. The more people who become aware of NerdRage/NerdEgo the quicker we can end my - I mean our suffering.

Nerds.
#2
ranadiel
Mar 19, 2009 19:47:09 Are you sure that this is a nerd thing? It sounds more like the socially created trait that a man can never be wrong being taken to new heights due to the anonomous nature of the internet.
#3
jhonesy
Mar 19, 2009 19:49:08 Oh probably. I just wanted so call it something funny. This was a semi-serious rant in all things. Feel free to derail ASAP if you'd like. I just wanted to make a comment in general that I've noticed a lot of this type of behaviour on this site alone. It's... depressing to think that even Nerds can't get along. :P
#4
pigknight
Mar 19, 2009 19:51:38 My e-penor is bigger lol nice gemming.
#5
crossroads_wanderer
Mar 19, 2009 22:29:45
Oh probably. I just wanted so call it something funny. This was a semi-serious rant in all things. Feel free to derail ASAP if you'd like. I just wanted to make a comment in general that I've noticed a lot of this type of behaviour on this site alone. It's... depressing to think that even Nerds can't get along. :P

When you have this many people coming together in one place, particularly when it is anonymous, there is going to be some conflict of opinion, and some just plain conflict. It's nice to hope for people who are more mature, but ultimately, there are going to be some people out there that are incapable of holding a civil debate/conversation.

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#1 jhonesy Mar 19, 2009 19:24:57	If everybody else can do it and have their rant survive for a day or two, so can mine. And will I! I'm not going to rant about world politics, tweenie issues or war. I'm going to rant about; NerdRage/NerdEgo. That most ludicrous of all things completely Nerdic. I will first with an easier available example: Deva = dee-vuh? deh-vuh? day-vuh? dee-vay? - This is a classic example of the blending of both forms of Nerd that I wish to rant about. Not only has this thread reduced itself to a ******* contest, it showcases of the inherit rage mechanic all nerds possess when that very susceptible ego has been, even a little, attacked. Whether on purpose or out of a simple miscommunication. These people (ie. Nerds, like the rest of us), have taken their Racial Trait and adapted it to suit their needs. This thread, while meaningful in the beginning perhaps, very quickly degenerated into nothing more then a wasteful debate on intelligence and pronunciation issues. What the heck does this accomplish? To prove who's "right"? To prove who's more "intelligent"? To see who's dragon (or should I say pseudo-dragon?) is really the biggest? What a complete waste of space, time and thought. What could have been an interesting read on how different people could interpret the pronunciation of a word has degenerated into... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Why? NerdRage/Ego - The inability to admit one's mistakes or faults in the wake of exposing weakness to other Nerds, thus dropping your Nerdability down in the social graces of Nerdic. You come off looking... well far worse then when you entered. And this is only a small, single example from this site alone. Post and explain your examples if you wish. The more people who become aware of NerdRage/NerdEgo the quicker we can end my - I mean our suffering. Nerds.
#2 ranadiel Mar 19, 2009 19:47:09	Are you sure that this is a nerd thing? It sounds more like the socially created trait that a man can never be wrong being taken to new heights due to the anonomous nature of the internet.
#3 jhonesy Mar 19, 2009 19:49:08	Oh probably. I just wanted so call it something funny. This was a semi-serious rant in all things. Feel free to derail ASAP if you'd like. I just wanted to make a comment in general that I've noticed a lot of this type of behaviour on this site alone. It's... depressing to think that even Nerds can't get along. :P
#4 pigknight Mar 19, 2009 19:51:38	My e-penor is bigger lol nice gemming.
#5 crossroads_wanderer Mar 19, 2009 22:29:45	Oh probably. I just wanted so call it something funny. This was a semi-serious rant in all things. Feel free to derail ASAP if you'd like. I just wanted to make a comment in general that I've noticed a lot of this type of behaviour on this site alone. It's... depressing to think that even Nerds can't get along. :P When you have this many people coming together in one place, particularly when it is anonymous, there is going to be some conflict of opinion, and some just plain conflict. It's nice to hope for people who are more mature, but ultimately, there are going to be some people out there that are incapable of holding a civil debate/conversation.