The thing about the essays like the one on the death of the nerd is that they contain a lot of insight but never manage to be fully convincing. There are ways in which nerd culture marked one as unpopular. There are parts of nerd culture that never made it fully mainstream like most anime and LAROing. Patlabor Mobile Police and Bubblegum…
The thing about the essays like the one on the death of the nerd is that they contain a lot of insight but never manage to be fully convincing. There are ways in which nerd culture marked one as unpopular. There are parts of nerd culture that never made it fully mainstream like most anime and LAROing. Patlabor Mobile Police and Bubblegum Crisis are not going to become megahits in the States.
The Marvel explosion coincided with the rise of the international cinema market and a special effects revolution which made mutant powers look cool and not risible on screen.
But I agree with the essays point that tge key characteristic of the nerd is extreme childlike enthusiasm and a defensive reaction against a comcetof taste
The thing about the essays like the one on the death of the nerd is that they contain a lot of insight but never manage to be fully convincing. There are ways in which nerd culture marked one as unpopular. There are parts of nerd culture that never made it fully mainstream like most anime and LAROing. Patlabor Mobile Police and Bubblegum Crisis are not going to become megahits in the States.
The Marvel explosion coincided with the rise of the international cinema market and a special effects revolution which made mutant powers look cool and not risible on screen.
But I agree with the essays point that tge key characteristic of the nerd is extreme childlike enthusiasm and a defensive reaction against a comcetof taste