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DeVliegendeHollander comments on Towards a theory of nerds... who suffer. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 March 2015 08:50:52AM *  0 points [-]

Good point - it is the subset of specifically using heroic fantasy is what caused by it. And some other things... like heroes who are socially excluded or self-excluded. The books summarized by this painting were the biggest deal when I was young. Spot the character nerds assoicated with the most :) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Dragonlance_Characters_around_a_campfire_by_Larry_Elmore.jpg