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Originally Posted by Wandering Soul
I'm just cautious because I'm not sure about this. In the movies and series the word "nerd" seems to have a negative connotation, that's at least what I concluded. Someone called me once a nerd and I didn't know if it's a compliment or insult!! I wouldn't use these two terms (why not using the word smart or intelligent ... etc), but since they are being used, I'm trying to know which is for which.
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The thing is, they can be used either way. Affectionately, or insultingly. If you're really not sure of the person's intent, maybe assume the best?
Personally, I take almost everything as a compliment. Because even when people are trying to challenge me, I figure it's because they see me as worth challenging. If they're trying to take me down a notch, it's because of something in them that's unfulfilled.
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
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