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by maerF0x0 1378 days ago
> I came to expect pedantic, judgmental feedback on everything I wrote, regardless of what it was.

And this is one reason I've been resistant to identifying with nerd / hacker culture for a long time. Everytime I encountered it it was often just a pissing contest about things anyone could easily look up and prove both the arguing assholes were both wrong / right as often was the case.

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> one reason I've been resistant to identifying with nerd / hacker culture for a long time

There's a reason why "Ackchyually Guy" and The Simpsons Comic Book Guy resonate.