Saturday, June 18, 2011

9: Not needing a layman's explanation

This sounds quite elitist, I'm certain. But, it feels quite satisfactory, and one of the true positives of being a nerd. A nerd can hear or read the complicated, jargon-filled explanation or definition for a range of topics and understand it. When someone offers the layman's version, it seems trite and every once in a while, a real nerd will even question if that summary sounds slightly off, or just overly dumbed-down. Stepping down from the nerd box.

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