Don McMillian - Geek v. Nerd v. Dork

Ever wonder if you are properly using the terms: geek v. need v. dork? Dan McMillian does a great job explaining the differences & uses a venn diagram for you visual learners.

[@JM-us3fr]

These terminologies have been used interchangeably for SO LONG, I'm glad someone is spelling out a Grand Unified Theory of Nerd.

[@TheSilentor]

G.U.T.N.

[@myparentsacc]

​@@TheSilentorGut'n sounds like a really bad gas station store or a new hippie verb "hey dude wanna meet up at Gut'n?"

[@MasterOphSky]

I'm partial to the Grand Unified Nerd Theory, because GUNT just sounds funnier

[@rachelf5466]

I always told my friends that geeks are nerds with social skills XD his description was spot-on to what I've been telling people for years. As a software engineer and giant computer geek, I make it a point to educate people on the difference. Just like this guy said, I'm smart, I get obsessed with stuff, but I also have good social awareness. Another analogy I use is that geeks prefer Star Trek and nerds prefer Star Wars. In my mind, geeks geek out about all the cool theoretical physics and tech that's on Star Trek, while nerds nerd out about the specs of the Millennial Falcon.

[@theseangle]

​@@TheSilentorGut'n'tak

[@huojin01]

I think he hit it right on the mark describing the differences between the 3 in a humorous way. LOL

[@CelebrityLyrics]

So if you become a more intelligent stalker you're a nerd. So nerds are extra smart stalkers.

[@huojin01]

@CelebrityLyrics well all the cool people went extinct or are old now so yeah nerds have become the common norm nowadays. Especially the introverted ones. They couldn't do it in person, so they cyberstalk. LoL 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@gamerdomain6618]

@@huojin01 They're just smart enough to know that they can't be arrested for lurking their crush's eighteen different social media forum accounts

[@huojin01]

@@gamerdomain6618 Perhaps you're right. LOL

[@Shang.D.Shiran]

But what if ur smart but obsesed with someone but partialy non social?

[@retrox2776]

I find it genuinely interesting (mostly hilarious) Nerds/Geeks and Dorks have come together to break down this comic diagram

[@Spiderbrine]

okay, but where are the stalkers?

[@retrox2776]

@@Spiderbrine don't turn around please

[@Mydumbselfsays]

@@Spiderbrine haha I wonder where they could be(I’m in your walls)

[@fish29]

​@@Mydumbselfsays he's in the walls, HE'S IN THE GODDAMN WALLS

[@engtilde]

@@fish29 dont worry i checked the walls, i think hes in the ceiling

[@CelebrityLyrics]

So if you become a more intelligent stalker you're a nerd. So nerds are extra smart stalkers.

[@CodersMusicOfficial]

LOL

[@phuditjedsadatumsatit7675]

Hell yea, we need more smart stalkers in our lives. They're good listeners.

[@sweetgherkinz]

​@@phuditjedsadatumsatit7675 I should stop looking into this video and its comments because now it's scaring me

[@black_pyro]

And since they’re smart, they don’t stalk.

[@felynia]

@@black_pyro exactly

[@CertifiedSampoHater]

Here we see three ways to describe a nerd: A socially awkward geek An obsessed dork (And my personal favorite) A smart stalker

[@dbeerewout]

shivers, smart stalkers the worst :D

[@aqualucy_4817]

I prefer describing stalkers as dumb nerds

[@thecrow5006]

A better word to replace stalker is creep

[@chesterlai9444]

I say I fall most into the category of smart stalker in terms of nerd

[@elijahbickerstaff7564]

I'm definitely a socially awkward geek

[@AceArata]

So we need a part two where the three circles are Stupid, Social, and Absent-minded

[@Rended_]

If you're stupid and absent minded and social you're Patrick

[@Skjaldr_Vindskyter]

stupid and social would probably make you a class clown

[@punchthecake82]

this why you dont have friends

[@jeffoneto278xd]

Stupid+absent minded = ADD Stupid + Social skills = middle school bully Social skills + absent-minded = a fun guy :] all three = ditz

[@colemanbubar5098]

That would be a himbo

[@tastypotato9272]

I appreciate how you left out the "stalker" part in the title. Because damn that caught me off guard.

[@groundedgaming]

I was really not expecting it

[@Extreme11]

@Tblazer he did not go staker

[@MusikCassette]

I was expecting the word creep.

[@khinzaw77]

@@groundedgaming That is in fact how punch lines work.

[@luisa146]

@@MusikCassette creep would've fit even better imo

[@thundermtn845]

I have never been so insulted by the truth as I just was by being called a dork

[@JimRFF]

Get yoself an obsessional hobby, son... find some weird, obscure thing that you like and learn everything there is that you can learn about it. Learn a new language just so you can read untranslated books about this probably-useless-but-weirdly-fascinating niche. You don't have to remain a dork... Become the sigma nerd.

[@Tigewew]

Im a dork and i dont want to be obsessed.

[@xKazeshi98x]

Dorks can be "adorkable" nothing wrong with it :v

[@thundermtn845]

@@xKazeshi98x imma find where you live

[@xKazeshi98x]

@@thundermtn845 should I be scared or.. 👀💦

[@logand3957]

I used to be a nerd but they said my IQ isn’t high enough. I went to their house to assure them that’s not the case.

[@lemongreed7916]

💀

[@lightingskies5008]

Nice you prove them wrong 💪

[@JoeOvercoat]

“JUST LOOK AT THE SIZE OF MY HAT!”

[@NinjaOfLU]

Very clever comment. Appreciated.

[@theseangle]

Very clever comment, you're very smart. Wait-

[@oenrn]

The fact that he went to the trouble of drawing a Venn diagram for this is the biggest proof he's a nerd.

[@donutbedum9837]

thats why they laughed when he showed it

[@Lord_Skeptic]

That is the joke

[@BillTheScribe]

I love this. My personal definitions have always been that a Nerd can figure out how fast the TOS Enterprise can get from colonies at Rigel, to Aldebaran, to Mintaka, then back to Rigel while traveling at warp 5.4. A Geek will think that information can be used to pick someone up at a bar. A Dork knows that knowledge won't get them a date, but they hang around because someone /might/ ask. It could happen.

[@johnmartin4119]

And the Stalker silently watches for their next victim at the bar while blending in with the nerds, dorks, and geeks so they don’t get noticed. Cause if you see a stalker sitting alone you’ll know they’re a stalker immediately, but when they’re hanging out with nerds, geeks and dorks they’re harder to spot

[@theseangle]

​@@johnmartin4119that would be smart of them to think of such strategies. That would make them a nerd

[@johnmartin4119]

@@theseangle only if they realize that’s what they’re doing. The sad thing about stalkers is a lot of them don’t know or won’t admit they’re stalkers. So they’ll hang out with dorks, geeks and nerds thinking they’re one of those three. But the self aware stalkers do border on being nerds and nerds of course can border on being stalkers, hence they share spots in the center of the diagram

[@Tar-Numendil]

I'm the nerd. I remember spending hours calculating TOS and TNG warp velocities before I realized I could just do it with exponents.

[@everettbruckerhoff6029]

Yeah and then you realize that the speed of c*10^9 is actually fast enough to get you to Andromeda in 2.5 years, and the exponential scale doesnt match any speeds.

[@Rhettopia]

I'm solidly in the Geek category. I've used this video so many times to explain the differences. Thank you for posting! So funny!

[@Sazid-Shahriyar-Roop]

I don't think I am a geek, dork, stalker or a nerd, I am smart but I am also social at the same time just without obsession, what does that make me?

[@Boppercat]

@@Sazid-Shahriyar-Roophmmm, normal perhaps?

[@ZZZ-xq9pk]

​@@Sazid-Shahriyar-Roop normal

[@jackduane5555]

No you're not, you're just seeking attention

[@Sazid-Shahriyar-Roop]

I agree with you guys

[@lucas_lipp]

Once, I had a stalker. I didn't really enjoy it, so I just gave him a couple of books from my Uni courses to educate him. Solved the situation quite easily, really.

[@joshuawadsworth6417]

Damn, wish we more who did this instead of scrutinizing which only make things worse in the long run.

[@dexterwestin3747]

He wasn't really a stalker then if that's all it took to get him to stop. I pity the people that have an actual, unrelenting person obsessed with them. That would be unsettling.

[@dexter2392]

​@@dexterwestin3747this is a reference to the video, where making a stalker smarter makes him a nerd instead

[@RedWolfGG21]

I saw him present this in America's got talent, it's hilarious

[@jeffoneto278xd]

Spoon + dork = spork. I will not apologize

[@migaloo364]

What does that even mean lmao

[@Lynn.-_-.]

@@migaloo364 sporklings

[@smollilbean]

Spork?

[@Chazcam_Gaming]

@@smollilbean Spork.

[@johnny__boy]

“Im not a stalker Jessica, i’m a nerd”

[@gauravkelkar8824]

"If you are a dork, just be obsessed and move into the nerd region". This hit me harder than my uncle last night god damn. I'm watching myself transition from a dork to a nerd to a geek now...

[@pleasestfu4801]

Punchline was gold. Very nice.

[@davidslife989]

Yep!😂

[@jeremytung1632]

Give this man the crown, we’ve found the true king of the nerds right here.

[@medeaMULTIMEDIAAAA]

I just got called a nerd by a video and never have I ever got offended by something I actually do 100% agree with

[@gunslingergirl2579]

I saw that punchline coming. I was smart, socially awkward, and obsessed in middle-high school, and I still managed to be a stalker. How was I supposed to know how the law describes stalking tendencies? It wasn't law school.

[@tigerchair5943]

Me lmao

[@Vizaru]

the difference between nerd and stalker is that a nerd is smart enough to funnel their pent up sexual energy in a form that is legal and incognito, like an obsession with anime, or installing questionable video game mods. although after writing it out, it's not a whole lot better.

[@wildfire9280]

@@Vizaru average Crusader Kings player when they see two L’s placed together

[@O5MO]

You THOUGHT you were smart.... (This is a joke, the diagramm isn't scientifically accurate)

[@zxylo786]

Lol same. I was the smartest guy on my generation and I was also a stalker.

[@maxblast8210]

Oh, gosh. My brother has always denied being a nerd, and you've proven him right in just about the worst way. So thanks, he'd hate it.

[@michaelu3055]

So is he a stalker?🤔

[@maxblast8210]

​@@michaelu3055 Dork. Not as bad technically, but far more believable and accurate, and therefore, insulting.

[@maxblast8210]

@NessunO Your face represents something

[@maxblast8210]

@NessunO No and yes.

[@whenwhen2284]

@NessunO Really. Your face represents something

[@abigailthebagel224]

Thank you for proving to those who called me a geek in school that I was in fact right all along, and that I'm a nerd :)

[@GreyAcumen]

I have never seen the terms used in this manner. If anything, the three sections ARE the nerd/geek/dork aspects all by themselves, no overlap. Nerd is the IQ; the book smarts. You get called a nerd for studying academics and taking interest in it. Because children only want to play, bully, and obsess over tiktok Geeks are the obsessed, the ones who put emphasis on trivia for generally unimportant things like pop culture. These are the star wars geeks, or whatever fandom geeks, etc. Heck, you can even be a sports geek (though if you're a number crunchy statistics kind of fan, it's more of a sports nerd at that point) People get called dorks for being socially awkward. You can be a nerd AND a dork if you're a socially awkward nerd, but on the flip side, if you're not socially awkward while being a nerd, you can be a nerd in a way that isn't necessarily a stigma. It's rare to have a sports dork, because being on a team or following a team usually has a certain level of social acceptance built into it. It's harder to be a geek without also being a dork, because of the obsession over generally unimportant trivia, but proper social/hobby balance can mitigate that issue. There are also fandoms where the obsession with the trivia ends up carrying a certain level of academic requirement /interest to the field, such as star trek, hence why you sometimes still get Star Trek Nerds alongside Star Trek Geeks. Now, there ARE a bunch of people who, when using these terms as insults, uses them completely interchangeably, but that's usually dumb kids who don't know better and wouldn't care if they did. They're just trying to insult someone, the details are unimportant. Just because you've heard the term used incorrectly doesn't mean that use is correct.

[@pikaa-si9ie]

Nerd

[@francogamer7794]

Dork

[@thatyoutubecritic8229]

geek

[@garymeaney60]

Stalker

[@paeljewlian2559]

You're a geek, I'm socially awkward. We are not the same

[@natersumkatanuar7631]

Bocchi is proud.

[@ahogammer6895]

ye im smart and u dumb :)

[@zmaj12321]

​@@natersumkatanuar7631 I think bocchi is a stalker according to this video

[@HumanMediaPhile]

That scene where she has all those pictures kind of proves that.

[@zxylo786]

​@souventudu6154And yet nerds fuck more than geeks

[@limeylime8027]

In case you were wondering: ADHD covers the obsession so there’s no such thing as an ADHD dork

[@runcows]

Was thinking the same thing LMAO

[@FireFoxie1345]

So I’m a nerd? Thanks

[@orr4337]

And ASD covers the socially awkward part, so theres no such thing as an ASD geek I am so close to being screwed

[@w.i.t.c.h.q.u.e.e.n]

@@orr4337 Idk, my life revolves basically around teaching people about my special interests. As long as I'm in a position to do that people won't be able to tell the difference between me and and an intelligent person or me and a social person. They don't see me crying afterwards bc I'm so drained 🤣😓😵

[@coreyroberts47]

Nice I was scared for a sec

[@Axqu7227]

I’m autistic. I’m 2 of 3 by default and am fortunate enough to have the brainpower for all 3. My main obsession is facts about frogs tho

[@Nakia11798]

I feel you on that. Not sure if I'm on the spectrum, but I have ADHD and I fit all 3. My obsessions are mostly hyperfixations though and thus fleeting. It's sad, honestly, to be so obsessively interested in something only to suddenly not care anymore, and just around the time when people start noticing you liked that thing. Example: I was obsessed with The Wizard of Oz for like a year and a half as a kid, and my mom got me the DVD the birthday about 3 months after I stopped liking it.

[@roboturtle1429]

time for frog eating

[@gigahorse1475]

Facts about frogs is a respectable obsession.

[@nothitler4327]

tell me any frog fact

[@ReadilyAvailibleChomper]

@@nothitler4327 Did you know that frogs swallow with their eyes? You can actually see the, go down into their head when they eat.

[@wuftchan8299]

i come back to this annually to identify which i am

[@OlzGames]

7 School Catagories: IQ = Smart Kid SA = Shy Kid Obs = Annoying Kid IQ + SA = Quiet Kid IQ + Obs = Tech Kid SA + Obs = Anime Kid All 3 = Distracting Kid

[@halodragonmaster]

Why am i all of these

[@gamgamesplayer4506]

@@halodragonmaster Distracting kid

[@henriquemachado9941]

And then there's me. The distracted kid. Not distracting! Distracted! *I have no idea what the teaches are saying and there's a math test this friday, help me-*

[@dinosaurusrex1482]

@@henriquemachado9941 do you have adhd?

[@henriquemachado9941]

@@dinosaurusrex1482 I don't think so. But you're the second to ask on KZbin, so I'm now starting to question it...

[@MegaAnubisxD]

I love this guy for finding an inventive & hilarious way to explain the differences!😂

[@klegos]

As a nerd, I can confirm that he’s right. Memories of mutual hate and social inadequacy, memories of disbelief of stupidity, and memories of confusion of disinterest all still haunt me to this day.

[@Kyleplaysgames567]

I just realized I'm a Dork. Usually intelligence comes with a trade off of some sort. Whether that would be sanity, self-esteem, or social skills. For me it's all three.

[@s_oba]

Same

[@carlchapman4053]

Years ago I hear a different version - A bully calls another student a geek and the Geek says "Erm. No a Geek is focused on a single distraction while I am interested in improving my mind, so I am a Nerd not a Geek!". Bully says "What do you call someone who knows the difference?" and the Nerd answers "Why that would be a Dork of course... Ooh, your right, I'm a Dork not a Nerd, thank you."

[@DevinDTV]

Nerds are associated with at least some level of competence. Geeks aren't. Being a geek is like being a fan of science rather than being a scientist.

[@seymourglass26]

You just made Geek Squad so mad, haha.

[@spacemann1425]

Most nerds are slaves of the matrix.

[@zxylo786]

Geeks are redditors. Phony "i fuckin louve scieance maight" types who are the most irritable, arrogant and stupid people on the room.

[@serenth8310]

​@@spacemann1425well it's pretty stupid not to work within our social system. The people working outside it are criminals. If you think doing well for yourself and not engaging in antisocial behaviour/ being sent to jail is being a slave I'm not sure what else to tell you

[@theunicornbay4286]

Yeah geeks are stupid

[@Library-is-tired.]

My brother showed this to me, and this clip has been living in my head rent-free

[@spamme.]

I have never been so terrified of my identity as i was when I saw how close "geek" and "stalker" are

[@PersonJay]

Well damn, just found out I’m a dork

[@enkidoodoo]

Time to get obsessed with something

[@antivirusexe2856]

Get a hobby

[@pioneer_ten]

dork club

[@PersonJay]

I got obsessed with video games, don’t worry.

[@RobSomeone]

"Hey I'm not a nerd! Nerds are smart" - Milhouse

[@lordkinesis4432]

Nerd: Sheldon Geek: Leonard Dork: Raj Stalker: Howard

[@user-wl3ts5rd1i]

howard is a nerd too, but a promiscious one

[@yashikavazirani8467]

the way my mind was running in the same direction

[@caboose.20]

Funny: none of them

[@lordkinesis4432]

@Souven Tudu That doesn't really matter. I wrote Howard as the stalker since he's the most sex-obsessed of the group and typically the least educated overall. There's no doubt he's intelligent, just not as achieved as the others. Raj is the dork since while he has obsessions, his are more normal than the others. He was the only one who wanted to sell a Lord of the Rings ring from the actual films in order to buy a jetski, showing he's less obsessed with the franchise than the others. Leonard is the geek since he's the only person who has an otherwise easy time interacting with girls and super-famous celebrities. He's overcome most of his social anxiety and actually talks like a normal person to almost everyone he meets. Sheldon is winning in every category. He has the highest IQ, the biggest obsession with all his goals and fandoms he's in, and he gets more unexpected thoughts from new people he talks to. It doesn't matter that he's more socially awkward than Howard overall since he can be more of a nerd than Howard is in either category. Sorry for this comment being as long as it is. Just wanted to summarize my original comment.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Well done.

[@alexp.4902]

I wear my dork self proudly

[@ikindajustexist520]

I am the ungodly amalgamation between geek and dork. Edit: I meant the pixel in between Nerd and IQ. Not Nerd.

[@midnight_blue_moon]

So...a nerd?

[@ikindajustexist520]

@@midnight_blue_moon No, I am in between both nerd and IQ.

[@mguy5923]

@@ikindajustexist520 I think you're just obsessed if your Venn diagram skills are any indicator.

[@sheev9852]

So that's a nerd then

[@Ghostguy693]

Ah, yes. A Gork™.

[@Marina-nt6my]

There's just usually the assumption that you become socially awkward from a result of those other things. Like if you have too much concentrated interest in something niche, it becomes awkward say if that's all you want to talk about.

[@randomjunk6921]

I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOREVER

[@axu6207]

This video truly showing off the power of some circles on a presentation.

[@codeender5980]

Then you have socially awkward guys who think they're smart, so they get obsessed to attempt a move into the nerd category but end up becoming stalkers instead with no self-awareness

[@Chris-qo4rt]

autism

[@nirorit]

😂😂😂

[@junnieee5632]

i'm the guys

[@zxylo786]

Predditor moment

[@Marina-nt6my]

I'd love to see more circles added to expand the diagram . I love those . .

[@robertdullnig3625]

I have long tried to articulate this. This nerd is a genius.

[@Abominatrix650]

So nice to have that cleared up!

[@Cherryblossoms110]

I'm a geek at work and a nerd at home. Thanks, introversion!

[@Ranger52]

This was seriously funny to me, good on that guy for coming up with it!

[@GameTimeWithMax]

I can't explain to you how much I love this

[@sofroniomesias9192]

This information is truly appreciated, it cleared up a misunderstanding i had without knowing, I doubt that i would have even realized the difference if i hadnt watched this video. Plus im to lazy to think about it to begin with so i probably never would have found out otherwise

[@owencarpenter5025]

I have finally found out what I am, a geek. Thank you for showing me who I TRUELY am!

[@aspillust]

...guess i'm going to have to get smarter because i do NOT want to get labeled as a stalker 💀

[@mikek0135]

Stalker

[@aspillust]

@@mikek0135 NOOOOO 😭

[@mikek0135]

😁😄😆😝😂🤣

[@novreetosdoritos]

So you want to be a smart stalker instead of a normal stalker

[@hazyskyproductions4207]

Why is this the most accurate thing I've ever seen?

[@waldoman7]

Geeks are socially akward more than half the time. I've heard the difference is geeks are obsessed with comics, nerds are obsessed with math. Nerds are academic geeks.

[@askeladden450]

So i guess nerds are obsessed in stuff that is not 'shareable' or not a lot of people are into like maths and programming. So since they dont have a lot to share or talk about when in the precense of others, they come off as awkward.

[@waldoman7]

@Souven Tudu I didn't say only comics, but yes they are usually socially akward. And not all nerds are.

[@waldoman7]

@Souven Tudu no.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Geeks are way more varied than just comics or movies. There are Car Geeks, Music Geeks, Sports Geeks, Video Game Geeks, Role-Playing Game Geeks, Anime Geeks, RC Geeks, Toy Geeks, Model Kit Geeks, Animal Geeks, DIY Geeks, Recreational Drug Geeks.. pretty much any subject.

[@waldoman7]

@@drewlovelyhell4892 fair, but then that's lowkey a second, alternative definition. There is one term that more or less originated as a pejorative and inherently implied social dysfunction and non mainstream hobbies. Over time it evolved into something else, or two something else'es, maybe

[@Pishooter]

The fact that he really has a good point make this even better

[@grayanddevpdx]

Socially Awkward and Obsessed could also be Autism, I get obsessed easily and I don’t like ever talking to anyone.

[@itspajara]

Amazing how close they are to each other, amazing...

[@kahea2018]

I was thinking he was a nerd for making this video. Then he said it right at the beginning 😂 Just finished. Wow. So accurate. 😂❤❤❤

[@martakoakowska9872]

Hello, I’m a nerd who honestly thought it was just called autism ☝️🤓

[@peerappel2012]

Yes, I think those are essentially synonyms

[@MusikCassette]

@@peerappel2012 that thinking is quite a problem

[@ahogammer6895]

@@peerappel2012 well what about low-functioning autism, stimming and sensory overload? not all nerds arent those.

[@LightsOfDream]

Well, that's pretty close 🥸

[@humancat2434]

It's all different words to categorize the same behaviours. You go with whatever label works for you.

[@wj11jam78]

Didn't expect to discover I was a stalker today

[@opsatr]

This video deserves to be bookmarked.

[@poshko41]

These diagnoses with a full color Venn diagram need to be added to the DSM.

[@JesterWhoHelps]

As soon as he put up a diagram I knew he was telling the truth

[@TheRodent1273]

this is a piece of art

[@stephenspackman5573]

I don't know how long it is since I've seen a correctly labelled Venn diagram. Thank you.

[@sophbird8215]

Damn I really have just always been a nerd huh… desperately trying to be a geek but I am still stuck firmly in the socially awkward category 😭

[@Anonym-yr4qn]

Being socially awkward usually comes from low self-esteem. Maybe that's your personal "Construction Site" for getting better?

[@shirin8609]

probably because you talk about yourself like that

[@Paragon._.]

High school footballers studying this video to up their bullying

[@alujis]

As a nerd this is 100% accurate

[@quitequiet5281]

That is brilliant!

[@zefirnaya6238]

This solidified me as a geek

[@mitchjohnson4714]

That's an interesting scheme. In my opinion, geeks and nerds are just people who are socially awkward and obsessed with different things. Geeks are obsessed with fictional things or entertainment-based things, and nerds are obsessed with nonfictional things.

[@seymourglass26]

And then the sci-fi nerd came and blew up your paradigm.

[@noblesseoblige319]

"Nerd got hit in the head and became a stalker." I'd watch that netflix special

[@novreetosdoritos]

Now I'm gonna make a story in my mind about this and if that was a movie or show I would watch it and if it was a book I would readmit

[@littlemisseevee2309]

this is amazing

[@cheezarose]

This is a confirmation that I am in fact a geek and not a nerd as people seem to be mistaken 🤣

[@jonunya6552]

i am currently a nerd but trying to shuffle my way over to the geek category

[@Darkishappy_2872]

he makes a valid point

[@mubrek236]

This guy is the king of all ''Um Actually'' people.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Sounds about right. Aside from Comic or Movie Geeks, you can get Car Geeks, Heavy Metal Geeks, Sports geeks... a whole spectrum. But nerds tend to focus on purely intellectual things, usually not considered mainstream cool, like maths, puzzles, trivia, science fiction, obscure literature, computers, etc.

[@AnglosArentHuman]

Science fiction and computers should probably be removed from that list, or at least be given more nuance. Talking about obscure science fiction novels from the 1950s or programming in Assembly will get you called a nerd (much like e.g. being a curling fan will if you ask 90% of mainstream sports fans), but science fiction and computers, at least on a superficial and marketable level, have been solidly part of the mainstream for a generation or two now.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

@@AnglosArentHuman When I say "Science Fiction", I mean the literature of Phillip Jose Farmer, Kim Stanley Robinson, Iain M Banks, etc. I'm not referring to mainstream "Sci-Fi" like The Avengers films, Dr Who, Star Trek or Back to the Future. And when I say Computers, I don't mean just casual enthusiasm, I mean programming language, obscure text-based adventures, posters of Woszniak and Gates on their wall..

[@jonblankenship5908]

We're all geeks in a lot of ways we might as well make the best of it

[@RyanTheHero3]

As a stalker this is so relatable

[@Sinusoid-]

I’ve always been a geek.. this hit home

[@v.s.4166]

Beautiful

[@aaronhess7781]

Is this available on a T-shirt??

[@spacemann1425]

So technically you can be a sports geek.

[@Traveler7325-nh3ml]

This makes so much sense

[@Krmiby]

Now I finally accepted that I'm a dork, with this very easy-to-understand venn diagram

[@anthonyakatonysmiff2461]

I'll never forget the time a girl called me a "dweeb" because i wouldnt hook up with her. long story short, the reason i denied her was simple: i knew her; I'd known her for years and she was as much like a sister as anyone could be. also, i knew how spiteful and vindictive she was and that she was just pretending to like me so that she could break my friend's heart after she went and told him about us. so, i guess I'm a freakin dweeb then 🤣🤣🤣

[@ivok9846]

i support your dweebism in that situation!

[@scottbilger9294]

You would only qualify as a dweeb if you didn't realize she wanted to hook up and only figured it out 15 years later.

[@kiiturii]

this is the purest form of "who asked?"

[@macaroni_mage]

@@kiiturii i did

[@NinjaOfLU]

@@kiiturii i did

[@Marina-nt6my]

So is it possible that you can be obsessed and not socially awkward? 🙂 that sounds really nice.

[@mikek0135]

Absolutely, geek.

[@DreadX10]

A waiter, who never gets the order wrong, would fall in that category.

[@2506JJhudson1990]

Who knew venn diagrams could induce such raucous laughter. 😅

[@iamtheteapot7405]

Man slayed the room

[@plugshirt1762]

If anything geek and nerd are switched around no doubt. A nerd is just a smart kid usually obsessed with something while a geek is awkward and obsessed though being intelligent is fifty fifty

[@eduardoledesma5568]

I was really expecting him to say you are f-ed if you were socially awkward and obsessed but being a stalker was even better.

[@amanul_2474]

The lisp in his voice really brings the whole thing together

[@FosukeLordOfError]

As a nerd I had different theory on this similar categories (no stalker great punchline). I had organized it more along the lines of types quadrilaterals. Dorks were socially awkward Geeks were dorks that were obsessed with a topic Needs were geeks who were obsessed with academic topics

[@shermanthebear963]

I have suspicions about this one friend of mine, I am don't think he is that smart so the category he falls under is clear now thanks.

[@Dc-kk9bd]

I'm a dork. I have too much pride to be obsessed with anything. Unless feeling superior to everyone else is my obsession

[@Daniel-Rosa.]

Wait, you do too? Heck, I'm a nerd and I want to know... Is anybody else, G., N. or D., obsessed with being superior to everyone else?

[@bioniclink2527]

I could see the punch line from so far away. I still broke down in laughter.

[@peterrealar2.067]

Classic bit for Don.

[@Cookie-Dough-Dynamo]

I agree on everything except stalker. Socially awkward + obsession = SPAZ. Everyone knows this.