I had similar thoughts. But there is also obligatory xkcd link.

And even if nerds are better at resisting drama, they would be fighting against an entire team of ethically challenged people with large amount of control over their living environment. That would be like deciding to try your hand at Formula 1 racing because you've never had a car accident in your life.

I wonder if nerds have a higher variance of resistance to drama. The idea is that stronger inclination towards deliberate cognition makes it more dependent on the quality of drama-related memes they carry in their heads rather than temperament alone.