Comments for GeekCatnip http://geekcatnip.net Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on When Did Being a Nerd Become So Mainstream? by Thadeous http://geekcatnip.net/2012/04/when-did-being-a-nerd-become-so-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Thadeous Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:53:39 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=209#comment-75 I think the opening of communication via the internet allowed Geeks and Nerds (and corporate America) to realize that there are more of us than anyone cared to notice. We idolized the cool kids because they were elite and had group from which we could be excluded. But now we realize that there are more of "us" and that it's safe to be who we are, not only safe but acceptable. I have realized over the last few years that there are more hobbies and passions that were considered Geeky than not. This leads to a huge population of not cool kids, but since it's so large they really are the cool kids. Also I blame MTV I think the opening of communication via the internet allowed Geeks and Nerds (and corporate America) to realize that there are more of us than anyone cared to notice. We idolized the cool kids because they were elite and had group from which we could be excluded. But now we realize that there are more of “us” and that it’s safe to be who we are, not only safe but acceptable. I have realized over the last few years that there are more hobbies and passions that were considered Geeky than not. This leads to a huge population of not cool kids, but since it’s so large they really are the cool kids.
Also I blame MTV

]]> Comment on When Did Being a Nerd Become So Mainstream? by Freiteez http://geekcatnip.net/2012/04/when-did-being-a-nerd-become-so-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Freiteez Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:38:12 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=209#comment-71 I learned very early on not to care what others thought of me. Being a gamer and a "nerd" in my head was cool. This might have been because my best friend in middle school was one of the "cool kids" and acted a certain way at school, but then we would play snes and dreamcast and the sort when we weren't at school so I figured it was still a cool thing to do. Later on in high school I began to be the go to guy for video game information. I'm not the nerdiest guy. I always was able to get people who thought they needed a certain image to just be themselves around me and I noticed they usually liked the same thing I did. Be it star wars, comics, or video games (male or female). I think it's cool you filled your about me about who you really are and such as opposed to changing it to fit what others may think of the "typical female" we are all special in our own ways and now they know that corey is maybe a little different then who they see every day at work on a daily basis :) I learned very early on not to care what others thought of me. Being a gamer and a “nerd” in my head was cool. This might have been because my best friend in middle school was one of the “cool kids” and acted a certain way at school, but then we would play snes and dreamcast and the sort when we weren’t at school so I figured it was still a cool thing to do. Later on in high school I began to be the go to guy for video game information.

I’m not the nerdiest guy. I always was able to get people who thought they needed a certain image to just be themselves around me and I noticed they usually liked the same thing I did. Be it star wars, comics, or video games (male or female).

I think it’s cool you filled your about me about who you really are and such as opposed to changing it to fit what others may think of the “typical female” we are all special in our own ways and now they know that corey is maybe a little different then who they see every day at work on a daily basis :)

]]> Comment on When Did Being a Nerd Become So Mainstream? by illpropaganda http://geekcatnip.net/2012/04/when-did-being-a-nerd-become-so-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-70 illpropaganda Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:33:14 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=209#comment-70 >nerd culture is pretty much everywhere, these days. However, that wasn’t always the case. This is certainly true! There WAS a time when you had to work hard to be a nerd, and nerd friends appreciated it because they knew how hard it was also! Well, again, like you said: "there’s a difference between wearing a Batman tee-shirt and actually admitting to owning a Batman comic book collection." The analogy suits it well! >nerd culture is pretty much everywhere, these days. However, that wasn’t always the case.

This is certainly true!

There WAS a time when you had to work hard to be a nerd, and nerd friends appreciated it because they knew how hard it was also!

Well, again, like you said:

“there’s a difference between wearing a Batman tee-shirt and actually admitting to owning a Batman comic book collection.”

The analogy suits it well!

]]> Comment on When Did Being a Nerd Become So Mainstream? by Jason oliveira http://geekcatnip.net/2012/04/when-did-being-a-nerd-become-so-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Jason oliveira Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:22:56 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=209#comment-69 I'm guilty of hiding my nerdy tendencies as well even though I also have been trying to be much more open about who I am and what I like. In the end of the day though I think its just hard to be 100% out there to everyone because like you said, we were trained early on in life to be ashamed of certain things. I remember as a kid humming the tunes I had stuck in my head from playing way too much Earthbound but I eventually forced myself to stop because every time I did I was publicly ridiculed. Nowadays I surround myself with people whom I'm comfortable with and I'm pretty much myself around them but when a newcomer enters the fray I'm always holding back. I kinda wish I didn't do that. I’m guilty of hiding my nerdy tendencies as well even though I also have been trying to be much more open about who I am and what I like.

In the end of the day though I think its just hard to be 100% out there to everyone because like you said, we were trained early on in life to be ashamed of certain things. I remember as a kid humming the tunes I had stuck in my head from playing way too much Earthbound but I eventually forced myself to stop because every time I did I was publicly ridiculed.

Nowadays I surround myself with people whom I’m comfortable with and I’m pretty much myself around them but when a newcomer enters the fray I’m always holding back.

I kinda wish I didn’t do that.

]]> Comment on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: Better Known as My Generation Summed Up in Two Hours by SuperSmashDan http://geekcatnip.net/2010/08/scott-pilgrim/comment-page-1/#comment-68 SuperSmashDan Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:28:07 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=174#comment-68 I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Despite being exactly the target audience for the movie (growing up on Nintendo from the SNES onwards) I really couldn't enjoy it myself, at all, which is really annoying as I'd like to like a movie made with gamers in mind for once! I found your review interesting because there are definitely some parallels in feelings towards it, but you appeared to enjoy it a lot more than myself - nothing wrong with that, my own loss really. Anyway, here are my 2 cents. To me it felt like it wasn't just trying too hard, it had VG references for the sake of it. I'm normally a fan of Edgar Wright's fast cut directing, but again I just felt it was way too forced this time around. It doesn't help that (I felt) the protagonist was a real asshole and I couldn't suspend my disbelief to the point of believing everything is going so right for him despite him being both a douche and a complete loser (yeah, sleeping with a hot Pink Haired girl in real life with those pick up lines). Maybe that's the point and the disorientating no explanation no context thing was meant to be charming, but it just completely distanced me personally; I digress again, artsy for artsy sake, and rather than being for gamers of the last 25 years I felt it was for hipsters who've never played those games yet parade around in the merchandise. I’m glad that you enjoyed it. Despite being exactly the target audience for the movie (growing up on Nintendo from the SNES onwards) I really couldn’t enjoy it myself, at all, which is really annoying as I’d like to like a movie made with gamers in mind for once! I found your review interesting because there are definitely some parallels in feelings towards it, but you appeared to enjoy it a lot more than myself – nothing wrong with that, my own loss really.
Anyway, here are my 2 cents. To me it felt like it wasn’t just trying too hard, it had VG references for the sake of it. I’m normally a fan of Edgar Wright’s fast cut directing, but again I just felt it was way too forced this time around. It doesn’t help that (I felt) the protagonist was a real asshole and I couldn’t suspend my disbelief to the point of believing everything is going so right for him despite him being both a douche and a complete loser (yeah, sleeping with a hot Pink Haired girl in real life with those pick up lines). Maybe that’s the point and the disorientating no explanation no context thing was meant to be charming, but it just completely distanced me personally; I digress again, artsy for artsy sake, and rather than being for gamers of the last 25 years I felt it was for hipsters who’ve never played those games yet parade around in the merchandise.

]]> Comment on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: Better Known as My Generation Summed Up in Two Hours by Singer Sewing Machine http://geekcatnip.net/2010/08/scott-pilgrim/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Singer Sewing Machine Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:59:23 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=174#comment-67 Great! thanks for the share! Great! thanks for the share!

]]> Comment on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: Better Known as My Generation Summed Up in Two Hours by klipzig http://geekcatnip.net/2010/08/scott-pilgrim/comment-page-1/#comment-42 klipzig Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:43:29 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=174#comment-42 Nice! I've been looking forward to seeing this movie for awhile, so when I saw this movie I was pleasantly surprised that it lived up to my expectations. I personally loved the all the pop art sound effects and the all the fight scenes. This movie is definitely making it to my blue ray collection. Nice! I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie for awhile, so when I saw this movie I was pleasantly surprised that it lived up to my expectations. I personally loved the all the pop art sound effects and the all the fight scenes. This movie is definitely making it to my blue ray collection.

]]> Comment on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: Better Known as My Generation Summed Up in Two Hours by Stuart http://geekcatnip.net/2010/08/scott-pilgrim/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Stuart Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:58:10 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=174#comment-41 and by "references", I meant "referenced". I'm tired. and by “references”, I meant “referenced”. I’m tired.

]]> Comment on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: Better Known as My Generation Summed Up in Two Hours by Stuart http://geekcatnip.net/2010/08/scott-pilgrim/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Stuart Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:57:38 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=174#comment-40 You references the hidden Mickeys in a logical way. You are now beyond awesome in my eyes. You're now UBER awesome. I have yet to see Scott Pilgrim, but seeing how I adore the books, even overtaking my hatred in most anything in a manga style, I think I'm hooked no matter what happens. You references the hidden Mickeys in a logical way. You are now beyond awesome in my eyes. You’re now UBER awesome. I have yet to see Scott Pilgrim, but seeing how I adore the books, even overtaking my hatred in most anything in a manga style, I think I’m hooked no matter what happens.

]]> Comment on Scott Pilgrim vs the World: Better Known as My Generation Summed Up in Two Hours by Joseph G. http://geekcatnip.net/2010/08/scott-pilgrim/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Joseph G. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:33:29 +0000 http://geekcatnip.net/?p=174#comment-38 This film is really made for our generation and that's why I think it's special. Now, I really hope video games can be considered as art. This film is really made for our generation and that’s why I think it’s special. Now, I really hope video games can be considered as art.

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