10 Lessons I Learned From Being a Nerd | Jordan Dinwiddie | TED

Are you super devoted to a sports team, superhero or perhaps "Star Wars"? You’re part of a fandom, just like storyteller Jordan Dinwiddie. She shares 10 lessons she’s learned nerding out on all kinds of things and unpacks the joy, creativity and community that comes from being a fan.
(Note: This talk contains graphic language.)
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[@safaiaryu12]

Fandom is incredible. It's inspiring. The creativity that fandom invokes in people can be life-changing. People realize their lifelong interests in all sorts of things through fandom: writing, art, crafts, business, math, design, film and video editing, sewing and fashion design, communication, critical thinking, literary and film analysis, website design, forum moderation, character analysis, character creation, plotting, technology, speech and presentations, even stuff like health, self-esteem, and so, SO much more that I can't even think of right now. George R.R. Martin started out writing fanfic and he's now one of the most famous and successful authors in the world. The person who invented cell phones was influenced by Star Trek. I got into teaching high school Latin and World Literature due to my love of a book series based on ancient Greece. (Yeah, Latin, not Greek. Ancient Greek is really freaking difficult, Latin clicked with me better.) Like, practically everyone I know has been influenced by a fandom, whether they'll admit it or not. This woman is spot-on, people treat fandom like a bad word, but it's actually incredibly important!!

[@celestialcircledance]

There are lessons to be gleaned from any art form be it sports, drama, music or literature and you don't have wave a banner or join a fan club to appreciate that . I thought this Ted Talk was going to be about being engaged in learning , working hard and owning it which is my definition of a nerd !

[@pazukong]

00:00 Start 00:04 The Power of Fandom: How it Can Enrich Your Life and Build a Community ⭐ Fandom is a community of people that share a passion ⭐ The difference between being a fan and being a fanatic ⭐ Fans create worlds and continue the story beyond the movie ⭐ Fans aren't gatekeepers, they want to share and engage with others 06:59 Lessons Learned from Pop Culture ⭐ The importance of sisterhood ⭐ The power of female friendships ⭐ The influence of Black superheroes ⭐ Being unapologetic about your passions

[@lissanne9769]

That was a fabulous talk about "fan's". You are so funny, Jordan, and I'm so glad I watched this TED talk, WOW.

[@ryh1917]

I think this will be better titled as "10 (stuff) I learned from popular figures/characters (that I like)!" In my opinion, (Fandom/Fan) which is actually not the same as (Nerd), are two much deeper concepts than what the talker was explaining.

[@jamiedorsey4167]

I'd consider myself a fan, I love introducing other people to the things I love. I want new people to feel accepted and included. I know the type of people she refers to as fanatics and they exist. I don't like that all gatekeeping is lumped into that sort of grognard trope. I want new people to enjoy the things I enjoy, I don't want them to turn my D&D game into something I no longer enjoy, something that no longer resembles the thing I wanted to share. If you like my thing but want to make it your own thing, great. Just do it over there and let me keep my own thing.

[@AConundrumPodcast]

It’s the “y’all can clap” for me 😍 she dominated this Ted Talk

[@TheRealWattLife]

😂

[@cuddleslol]

So good

[@im2dirty4u]

i saw the vs and thought street fighter, and then she said mad quietly "street fighter" LOL THIS WAS DOPE

[@OZMus]

Purposeful logistics be perfectly linguistic. Anyway on to watch your video.

[@SibylleLeon]

Fandom's zeee best ❤

[@naut_nigel]

The mom recording even tho the whole thing is gonna be on KZbin is very on brand for black moms. 🤣

[@HealthZo]

great

[@lupeaguayo6892]

Where can I get her pants?

[@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou]

I like how she talks, but the talk did widdle for me.

[@sakariye.]

I love Ted

[@vesawuoristo4162]

Right on girl

[@GigiGuitar]

This is the most millennial/gen z talk ever made.

[@Nic03187]

Words starting with F #1: Facepalm

[@djoecav]

#2: flapdoodle

[@megliotwitch6693]

actually the lesson is in the journey you made... no wait

[@BrianMcInnis87]

1:36 There isn't one. Fan' is an abreviation of fanatic.

[@safaiaryu12]

That may be the origin, but language changes and develops. She's talking about how the words are actually used.

[@rossscrivener4196]

What even is this? Running out of guest speakers this fills like a last-minute talk put together in desperation as someone dropped out.

[@Love-ys7zi]

No. 1🎉

[@astral2151]

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

[@LyteFlex]

W

[@alcohkid]

wt* TED?!!!

[@scatton61]

What is the point of this talk?

[@safaiaryu12]

To show the value of engaging in communities who are fans of certain media.

[@dmam412]

Comment 13

[@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou]

Boringtainment lol

[@angelsackson]

Feels like a skit front the saints row reboot… LOL.

[@zm23f]

🤮

[@TheRealWattLife]

These people are very disturbed

[@LT4141]

how?

[@angelsackson]

Wow TED Talks really did turn woke. Rubbish.

[@LT4141]

what about the video is woke

[@safaiaryu12]

... are you saying this because the speaker is a Black woman? Is the mere existence of people who aren't straight white men "woke" now?

[@jamiedorsey4167]

@@LT4141 "If you don't like women's basketball as much as men's basketball you're probably not that great of a person." That had a pretty woke feeling to it.

[@DETROPY]

bro ur just delusional, ted has always been "woke"

[@safaiaryu12]

@@jamiedorsey4167 So, why don't you like women's basketball as much as men's basketball?

[@yakudelya]

My fart has more wisdom then this entire talk.

[@paulkieffer1189]

Hey Ted everyone is disgusted by these wokies goodbye forever

[@zm23f]

Exactly!

[@yokaiyuji]

Bye 👋🏽

[@LT4141]

what about the video is woke

[@safaiaryu12]

As I said in another reply... are you saying this is "woke" because the speaker is a Black woman? Is the mere existence of people who aren't straight white men "woke" now?

[@wapowaldo]

He said wokies because he couldn't say the other word.