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Old 09-November-2007, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Noclevername View Post
Not any nerds I know. "Smart" and "nerd" are not synonyms, though one is generally a component of the other. And being able to mimic an alpha male is not commonly a nerdly skill. One aspect of Nerdism is less social skill than Alpha Jocks.

ADDED: Or Alpha Smarts, for that matter. Alpha is more about charisma and aggression than intelligence.
This depends on how one defines "social skill." Too often, it is based on values praised by the general culture but considered by some undesirable, such as conformity, superficiality, exclusion of those who are different, etc.
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