Role Models: Part One

         I was thankfully taught at an early age that any essay that starts with a definition is probably not worth reading, and definitely not worth writing, bur for all intensive purposes I want to break that rule tonight.

Before iPhones, you had to put your calculator and dictionary in separate pockets.

           Wikipedia says this about nerds. "Nerd: a term that refers to an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit. Nerds are generally considered to be awkward, shy and/or unattractive by most." While the second part of that is debatable, I would agree with the community of contributors  who sculpted the first part of  this lovely introduction. The term is thrown around, as all terms are, and is quickly attributed to those who excel at Math and Sciences, cloak wearing garage dwellers who roll 16 sided dice, or that kid who eats his desert alone at lunch (Officially that guy is called a Stephen Glansberg). I'm not trying to justify why society needs these people*, Steve Jobs already did that better than anyone could. What I want to get across is how  nerds created figures that have surpassed their own realm and have successfully integrated themselves into popular culture. Some may argue, me, that a few of these figures present a moral code greater than that of many major religions...

In the next issue of DD&TTOTM, I make an actual point!

*There is a fun argument involving good and evil that could make a fun post if I wanted to venture into religious territory again. The existence of  any subculture occurs because there is a mainstream population that negates them. For every 1 human who writes blogs about Batman, there are 3 more texting their girlfriends about American Idol results. It's a numbers game, so the masses  create in their collective conscious the terms for what is normal, and all those lacking are tagged and sent back into the wild until further observation.  "Good" and "Evil" can't exist without each other. Hell only exists as a place of misery if the person placed there is aware of their other option. The same goes for Heaven. Eternal bliss would erode after a while in the same way a rich child will become spoiled if they are given everything. So, wouldn't God have had to create the Devil in order for himself to be the "Good" guy? Please disagree with me, I'm practically baiting you, Wes.