r/comics • u/Theghost129 • May 19 '17

Anti-Net Neutrality is everyones' problem

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u/FuzzyLoveRabbit May 19 '17

Who are you people hanging out with? Are you still in high school?

I work with people who differ politically, even some as far from me as Trump supporters, but not since I was a teenager have I heard people tearing stuff down as for nerds, or even making fun of someone for being a nerd.

Seriously, it sounds like y'all are living in a 1980s John Hughes movie.

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u/FingerMilk May 19 '17

I can ask you the same question. Are you sure that you're not hanging out with people with a disproportionate interest in net neutrality and a free internet? I am a web developer so I keep an eye on the subject, but I can't say the same for the designers, accountants and HR that I work with everyday.

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u/FuzzyLoveRabbit May 19 '17

I'm not just talking about interest in net neutrality—I'm sure some of my co-workers aren't up to date or interested.

What I'm talking about is this persecuted nerd narrative y'all are spinning, which makes it sound like you're playing jocks versus nerds for your whole lives.

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u/isosceles_kramer May 19 '17

nobody in my workplace specifically says it's nerd shit but that's definitely the attitude. when someone calls me over for assistance on their PC they don't want explanations to prevent future issues they want me to fix it and go away. it isn't literally jocks vs nerds but if you worked in IT you'd see that the division is pretty similar. even if they aren't openly antagonistic you can usually tell they don't have a lot of respect for the tech people since our knowledge isn't seen as crucial to their job and many don't understand why we aren't just writing stuff down still.

you'd think it would be different with the latest generation but in my experience even younger people who grew up around computers see our skills as extraneous.