I have a great affection for people who are intellectually engaged with the world, and who don't treat everything superficially. And I think, when people talk about nerdiness, what they're really talking about is smart people who who are trying to think hard about the world. And I don't think that's an insult, I think that's a great thing.
John GreenI laughed and pointed out that "Hash Browns Mean Nothing Without You" was a pretty good name for a band. "Or a song," the Duke said, and then she started singing all glam rock, a glove up to her face holding an imaginary mic as she rocked out an a cappella power ballad. "Oh, I deep fried for you / But now I weep 'n' cry for you / Oh, babe, this meal was made for two / And these hash browns mean nothing, oh these hash browns mean nothing, yeah these HASH BROWNS MEAN NOTHIN' without you.
John GreenWe're professional worriers. You're constantly imagining things that could go wrong and then writing about them.
John Greenโฆbecause nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuffโฆ Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-canโt-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what theyโre saying is โyou like stuff.โ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, โyou are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousnessโ.
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