Why Nerds are Unpopular
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Why Nerds are Unpopular
Teenagers claim they want to be cool, but they mostly just want to avoid being uncool.
Chuck Klosterman • Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Maybe it’s only embarrassing to be a girl, I thought, if you’re stupid — if you confirm the stereotype instead of subvert it. And maybe it’s only boring to be smart if you’re a boy ( or , I might have thought privately, in the worst recesses of my mind, ugly ).1
Rayne • Resident evil
Succeeding socially in that universe required them to devote a large part of their consciousness—perpetually—to managing what became their online brand. This was now necessary to gain acceptance from peers, which is the oxygen of adolescence, and to avoid online shaming, which is the nightmare of adolescence. Gen Z teens got sucked into spending
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