Why Nerds Will Inevitably Rule The World

"What a nerd!"

You hear it all the time at school. You may have been called one. I was when I was a kid. And it used to really bother me....

UNTIL I REALIZED THAT BEING A NERD IS THE MOST AWESOME-SAUCE FREAKING THING EVER!!!

First off, can we please clear something up? Being a nerd does not mean you don't know how to have fun. It just means that you don't have to pretend to be someone you're not. Being a nerd gives you the liberty to be your own person and to not care what other people think! It means you can spazz and rave and enthuse about whatever you want, and you don't have to live up to anyone's expectations of you. And it sure as hell is refreshing!

Second, as John Green ever so brilliantly put it, "Saying 'I noticed you're a nerd" is like saying "hey, I noticed that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?'"

Preach, Green!

So basically, if you're a nerd, then you're just more intellectually advanced than everyone else, making you a million billion trillion times more likely to succeed in life. And therefore more likely to rule the world.

Also, there's a candy named after us. So we win at life.

Here's another gem from our old pal, Mr. Green:

“…because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.”

So next time you insult someone by calling them a nerd, you better think of something better to say. Because telling someone that they're studious, cultured, intelligent and likely to be sorted into Ravenclaw (Luna Lovegood and Ollivander's House, just saying!) sounds pretty much like a compliment to me!

(Also, did you see how Erudite freaking owned all the other Factions? Knowledge, guys!)

"What a nerd!"
They say it like it's a bad thing.