a relative of mine once told me “you remind me of sheldon!!”
I had a similar experience where the most :LIB: and the most :scared-fash: of my extended family (they’re married to each other) said that I must be a big fan of The Big Bazinga Theory because I’m into nerdy things like… reading. :joker-shopping:
My pet theory is that anti-intellectualism in the US wasn’t really pushed until the 60s onwards, therefore its effects have most been felt after US global hegemony.
I had a similar experience where the most :LIB: and the most :scared-fash: of my extended family (they’re married to each other) said that I must be a big fan of The Big Bazinga Theory because I’m into nerdy things like… reading. :joker-shopping:
How the hell did the US ever become a global hegemony if attitudes like this are a non-isolated incident? I’ve dealt with this attitude before.
My pet theory is that anti-intellectualism in the US wasn’t really pushed until the 60s onwards, therefore its effects have most been felt after US global hegemony.
its a big country
immigrants. first gen immigrants who grew up without US brainworms.
The nerds are all working for weapons and aerospace manufacturers or DoD contracted software companies