I think that's how so many got through. The nitpicking is so common that people just rolled their eyes and ignored it. They used nitpicking as a shield to prove the nerds are just annoying.
Good point. That along with the articles about evil nerds who ask “super obscure lore questions” when in reality it was a woman whining about not feeling welcome at a comic book store because she had a Spider-Man shirt on and some nerdy guy asked her if she read comics or what comics were her favorite
It's their standby. Declare something true and natural to be evil, decry anyone normal who does that thing, then ignore whenever their own team does the same thing.
I think that's how so many got through. The nitpicking is so common that people just rolled their eyes and ignored it. They used nitpicking as a shield to prove the nerds are just annoying.
Good point. That along with the articles about evil nerds who ask “super obscure lore questions” when in reality it was a woman whining about not feeling welcome at a comic book store because she had a Spider-Man shirt on and some nerdy guy asked her if she read comics or what comics were her favorite
We use stereotypes all the time, they're just using that to their advantage.
It's their standby. Declare something true and natural to be evil, decry anyone normal who does that thing, then ignore whenever their own team does the same thing.