Chess is considered nerdy because it's NOT A SPORT!!!
Why is chess considered nerdy
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Aug 20, 2011
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#23
I don't care. I'm alredy called "nerd" because I'm studying Computer Science in order to become a Software Engineer, but I don't care. I had some friends who loved chess and we spent a lot of afternoons in front of a board without caring about other people calling us nerds or not.
Chess is considered nerdy because it's mainly practiced by nerdy guys
MountainGorilla wrote:
Unicyclist wrote:
Chess isn't nerdy. It is a thinking man's game. That is far from nerdy.
That's not "far from nerdy." That's EXACTLY nerdy.
The problem isn't with misuse of the label. The problem is with people who give a crap about the label. "Nerd" is the label an unthinking society places upon those who are willing to spend time thinking through things they, themselves, aren't willing to think through.
Scientists are nerds, engineers are nerds, investment analysts are nerds, computer programmers are nerds, and yeah, chess players are nerds. It's good to be a nerd.
Aug 20, 2011
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#26
Chess is nerdy and it has to stay that way. I can't risk losing my nerd cred! 
MountainGorilla wrote:
Scientists are nerds, engineers are nerds, investment analysts are nerds, computer programmers are nerds, and yeah, chess players are nerds. It's good to be a nerd.
Oh, even investment analysts are nerds... 
Chess is nerdy because society thinks good looking stupid people are better than others. So because society is too set in that tradition to comprehend anything to the contrary, they need to classify everything they can't do very well as negative to function without a collapse or massive overhaul.
My wife and I had this discussion the other night as I was talking about my high school and college days of playing chess. She keeps saying that i should never admit to being kn a chess team or the fact that i would play every friday night at the local coffee house or the ourdoor tables on campus. I explain to her that most people arent smart enough to play the game. It was the first game my dad taught me to play and in a few years I will be teaching my one year old to play. The game teaches you to look at the pros and cons before you make a decision..best life lesson a person learn!
Proud to be a nerd.
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Aug 21, 2011
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#34
I think it is sane to have an interest in the unknown like UFO, hypnosis, the future and soon.
today everything is exact science - exploring something that isn't is refreshing.
I once cared about people calling me a nerd when I was younger than 20
today I just don't care. I do what I love to do.
if I ask people why they call me a nerd for being into e.g. chess. they are fast to say they mean nothing bad with the word nerd. it is just a person with deep interest in something.
So try to confront people when they are not in a group what they mean.
A nerd is preferable to a non-nerd anyways. I wouldn't sweat it. You probably hold more cards than you think, and whoever is calling you names may just feel intimidated. You should trust that you've probably got a lot to offer your peers and they'd be lucky to engage you. Maybe apply some of those smarts to navigating the social realm (which can be equally as complicated)?
SimonSeirup wrote:
Because of all the movies (mostly american) where chess players are nerds.
Dont forget tv which is the main culprit.
SimonSeirup wrote:
Because of all the movies (mostly american) where chess players are nerds.
Dont forget tv which is the main culprit.
m0untain g0rilla is abs0lutely right... we were b00kw0rms hahahah! i even q0uted his c0mment in Faceb00k
Chess isn't nerdy. It is a thinking man's game. That is far from nerdy.
That's not "far from nerdy." That's EXACTLY nerdy.
The problem isn't with misuse of the label. The problem is with people who give a crap about the label. "Nerd" is the label an unthinking society places upon those who are willing to spend time thinking through things they, themselves, aren't willing to think through.
Scientists are nerds, engineers are nerds, investment analysts are nerds, computer programmers are nerds, and yeah, chess players are nerds. It's good to be a nerd.