the rise of the nerd
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NERD?WHAT EXACTLY IS A
FUN FACT:The first documented use of the word “nerd” was in Dr. Seuss’s 1950 book If I Ran The Zoo
Well, he certainly doesn’t look like the
athletic type.
A NERD IS EQUAL PARTS:
INTELLIGENT AWKWARDOBSSESSIVE
NERDGEEK DORK
DWEEB
INTELLIGENCE AWKWARDNESS
OBSESSIVNESS
COOL!WHY BEING A NERD IS NOW
Clark KentCIRCA 1985
Decidedly Uncool
Clark KentCIRCA 2013
Incredibly Cool
If I had a quarter for every time I got bullied in high-school I’d be rich!
But you are rich!Also, what’s a quarter?
ALL THE CEOs ARE
NERDS!
2%
Percentage of Tech Professionals* on Forbes List of 400 Richest People
1985
201325%
*AKA “Nerds”
NERDY IS
the new sexy
Dreamy?WAIT. THIS KID IS CONSIDERED
and he’s posing with a Nintendo DS?
ROckstarCIRCA 1985
Instrument of Choice: Guitar
ROckstarCIRCA 2013
Instrument of Choice: MacBook
NERDSARE CREATING
Culture
1980 1990 2000 20100
5
10
13
201319800
5
10
13
1980 1990 2000 2010 2013
19800
30
60
90
VS.# OF MOVIES BASED ON COMIC BOOKS
% ADOPTION RATE OF COMPUTERS
1980 1990 2000 20100
5
10
13
201319800
5
10
13
1980 1990 2000 2010 2013
19800
30
60
90
VS.# OF MOVIES BASED ON COMIC BOOKS
% ADOPTION RATE OF COMPUTERS
Coincidence?I THINK NOT!
ONE RING
11 OSCARS
Comic COnCIRCA 1970
This was the only picture of a girl I could find
Comic COnCIRCA 2012
Had no trouble finding these though...
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