What Happens When Society Decides That Nerds Are Dangerous? The words “nerd” and “violent” do not usually go hand in hand, but the harmlessness of nerds is hardly a settled formula. Along with severe emotional disturbance, likely psychosis, and a slowly festering decision to carry out the rampage that ended in the deaths of six students, as well as his own on May 23 in Isla Vista, California, Elliot Rodger, for most of his life, fit the mold of a “nerd.” In his manifesto, “My Twisted World,” he noted that video games were his only refuge growing up: “I immersed myself entirely into my online games like World of Warcraft. I felt safe there.” - See more at: disinfo/2014/06/happens-society-decides-nerds-dangerous/#sthash.d8eLq7sr.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 02:24:14 +0000
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