But I think you are wrong on "nerd" thing. Which doesn't mean technical excellence or excellence on a particular subject. "Nerd" means being weird while somehow interested in some technical matters.
There were a lot of "cool" kids doing great at math, physics or programming.
According to Mirriam-Webster, a nerd is "an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person".
Yeah, didn't know how to best translate "tocilar" into English, I guess it's a combination between geek and nerd? Couldn't tell.
> an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person
I was definitely unstylish, that's for sure, and I was no Adonis, that was also certain, but the good thing is that back in the day that didn't matter, how you looked and dressed as a kid didn't matter. I only had 2 pairs of jeans for my 4 years of high-school because that was all my parents could afford to buy me back then, but to be honest I wasn't aware of that back then. I'm afraid nowadays things are completely opposite.
But I think you are wrong on "nerd" thing. Which doesn't mean technical excellence or excellence on a particular subject. "Nerd" means being weird while somehow interested in some technical matters.
There were a lot of "cool" kids doing great at math, physics or programming.
According to Mirriam-Webster, a nerd is "an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person".