Quotes by Nerd I almost think of nerd brains as rattlesnake venom; like, you can milk it. You can milk the pulpy venom out of the nerd brain and use it for good if you want to. Chris Hardwick nerd brain thinking When I was in school, if you wanted a computer, you had to build one. But today, computers are everywhere. We're all obsessed with technology and having the latest gadgets. Nerd culture is ubiquitous. Chris Hardwick nerd technology school Any nerd who grew up around the time that I did, BBC programming was a treasure chest for us. Chris Hardwick nerd treasure grew-up In the '90s, you couldn't say the word 'nerd' to someone when pitching a show. They would have considered that too niche and wouldn't have listened. Chris Hardwick pitching niche nerd We didn't understand irony yet in the '80s; we just kind of existed at face value, so there was no nerd cool yet because the digital revolution was still in its infancy. Chris Hardwick digital-revolution nerd faces I think being an outcast is what sort of strengthens the nerd movement, because you're isolated, so you have time. Chris Hardwick nerd movement thinking I do find some of the meanest, most exclusionary people are the nerds. And they rebel against other nerds! What are you doing? As much as I love nerds and the nerd movement, the nerd-on-nerd violence is really bad. A lot of times, nerds are the meanest ones online. And also, the trolling can be very extensive because they're smart. Chris Hardwick nerd smart people Traditionally nerd-based culture is now a big sector of pop culture. Chris Hardwick nerd bigs culture The 'Hipster Nerds' like stuff because they hate it. It's like they ironically like it. Chris Hardwick hipster nerd hate Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile. Chris Hardwick nerd generations grandfather Nerds get caught up in minutiae, because there is a tremendous and fulfilling sense of control in understanding every single detail of a thing more than any other living creature. Chris Hardwick nerd details understanding Comic-Con is interesting because there's so much going on at once, it's literally impossible to do everything. You need clones and some sort of hoverboard so you can surf over the crowd of packed-in nerds. Chris Hardwick nerd interesting needs The difference being that a nerd would wear a D&D shirt because he loves D&D while a hipster would wear a D&D shirt because it's ridiculous that he is wearing a D&D shirt. Chris Hardwick hipster nerd differences There are certain parts of a classic nerd's brain that can destroy that person - obsessing about things to the detriment of everything else in your life. But those are the same tools that you can use to turn everything around. Chris Hardwick nerd tools brain Nerdists, unlike nerds, tend to be creators as much as consumers. They're creative consumers. Chris Hardwick consumers nerd creative If you have laser-like brain it's not always focused on the most productive things. If you want to play Halo: Reach all day, that's fine, but if you want to accomplish some other things, here are some ways to do that using your innate nerd gifts. Chris Hardwick nerd play brain I categorize nerds as creative-obsessive. A lot of nerds are creative people who obsess almost unnaturally over the minutiae of things. Chris Hardwick nerd creative people As a comedy nerd, I get a lot out of the podcast because I'm genuinely interested in the people I'm talking to. Chris Hardwick nerd talking people As someone who's very nerd-minded, whenever I see a lot of cross-platform stuff when I get bonus material on either side, then it makes me want to dive deeper, sort of like tearing apart the different pieces of the pie. Chris Hardwick nerd pie different The nerds provide the toys that distract the morons. So the nerds are sort of the new drug-dealers. We're the drug dealers of the 21st century because we provide all the brain candy for the mouth-breathers, for lack of a better word. Chris Hardwick nerd drug brain «1234567891011»
