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Nerds Still More Likely To Get Bullied

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the also-sky-still-blue dept.

trashbird1240 writes "Reports on a recent meta-analysis of bullies and victims found that bullies and victims have similar personality traits, but that bullies tend to do poorly in school, as opposed to those who get bullied. Both bullies and victims are poor social problem solvers, but they resort to different tactics to handle their social ineptitude. To me this represents a huge leap forward in understanding nerd psychology."

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  1. That makes me feel so much better by colinrichardday · · Score: 4, Funny

    That makes me feel so much better about being beaten up.

  2. WHAT?! by Itninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    You means those with little physical prowess and poorly developed social skills are often victims to those with pent-up anger and limited intellects? My god. This is quite a revelation?

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  3. Re:Hahahahaha by memyselfandeye · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I'm still mad that the jock who beat me up banged the girl who sat next to me who let me hold her comb. I protected that comb like it was a baby. I cleaned it, I bathed it, and she wouldn't go to prom with me!?!? Then I found out I went an all boys school... talk about awkward.

    In other news... the sky is blue, and the sun is hot.

  4. Perhaps... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    We should just issue handguns to everyone over a certain GPA... That seems like a good, solid, American solution to this bullying problem.

    1. Re:Perhaps... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, they call us software pirates, right? Give the nerds flintlock pistols. This solves several problems:

      a. They can defend themselves from jocks
      b. They can't go on a rampage and massacre the school
      c. They will have a realistic accessory for their pirate cosplay!

      Somebody give fffungus a metal! And a handgun! :D

  5. Re:Um... what about NerdBullies? by bsDaemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they call them "channel ops" or "moderators" depending on the context.

  6. Re:Confusing social bullshit by COMON$ · · Score: 5, Funny

    put on your robe and wizard hat...

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  7. Re:The key to not getting beaten up as a nerd by The+Grim+Reefer2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I may have been a dorkus malorkus in high school...

    And judging by that sentence not much has changed. ;-)

  8. Re:Hahahahaha by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not even sure what popping a girl's bra strap means.

    It means you put all your stats into Dexterity.

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