It caused me to wonder why despite the negative connotation, some people have an underlying desire to be a bonafide nerd. This interest in nerds was obviously spurred by my previous post "How Nerdy Are You?".
I've come to realize that perhaps it is because way back when I was in high school, there wasn't any tangible proof that nerdi-ness was an advantage. We were clicking away on puny Timex Sinclairs, TRS-80s, or Commodores eons before the advent of wi-fi enabled laptops. It was at that time that some nerd in Seattle by the name of Bill Gates was already unfolding his masterplan of dominating the world (at least not in the military sense).
Today, there is more than enough evidence that nerdi-ness has its own rewards. Bill Gates, the MySpace Cowboys, the Google Guys, proof is in abundance. Hence, all of a sudden, nerdi-ness isn't so uncool after all.
This is best summarized in the 11 Rules of Life by Bill Gates, which he has shared to thousands of graduating High School students in America during their commencement exercises.
Rule # 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Much Ado Over Nerds
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hey, where can I find the speech of bill gates.
ReplyDeleteactually, we are living the ending of " The Revenge of the Nerds." heheheheh. :-)
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ReplyDeleteBill Gates' 11 Rules of Life
(given as a speech in many High School graduations in the US)
Rule 1: Life is not fair — get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect You to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping — they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you are. So before you save the rainforest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and Very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your Own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
true :-)
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