jeeger, 2 months ago

@fasterthanlime It's cringe

fasterthanlime, 2 months ago

@jeeger the only cringe is cringe itself

estebanborai, 2 months ago

@fasterthanlime definitely a badge of honor.

TerryHancock, 2 months ago

@fasterthanlime
It's a reclaimed insult. So it really depends on who uses it and why.

muvlon, 2 months ago

@fasterthanlime It depends on context. When in doubt, use a parenthetical to make it explicit.

e.g. "get absolutely loved and cherished, nerd (affectionate)"

mansr, 2 months ago

@fasterthanlime It can be any of those options depending on context.

kellogh, 2 months ago

@mansr @fasterthanlime exactly. i’m a bit of a nerd about of stuff and whoever made this poll is a f-ing nerd

fasterthanlime, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

if I, personally, call you a nerd, on mastodon, do you feel:

fasterthanlime, 2 months ago

(poll nerds will have noticed I may have biased the results by architecting the responses so that the feel-good/positive "badge of honor" answer comes first, taunting you, tempting you...)

badrihippo, 2 months ago

@fasterthanlime I think it would be either insulted or honoured (not neutral) but it would depend on the context 😅