[sokoloff]

I was partially (largely?) one of those other kids. Honestly, I loved it and, though it wasn’t perfect, I definitely wouldn’t re-roll my childhood if given the chance.

Later in life, I managed to catch up in dating and other aspects, but kept a good streak of nerd pride and am totally happy about that.

If you were to have observed my childhood and got depressed about it, that interpretation would have been misguided.

[rr808]

Yeah you're right, I was a pretty geeky teenager myself. Its a tough winner takes all world, maybe working your ass off in HS is a good strategy that I messed up.

[skjadhs]

Stockholm syndrome. And also you were force to invest a considerable amount of time in a specific activity.

[sokoloff]

You say "were force[d] to"; I say "chose to".

Only one of the two of us was there.

[NuclearPM]

Which one?