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planetguy on May 11, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: My Doctor's Office Asked Me To Lie

If anyone is ever wondering why nerds never rule the world, this is a perfect example of why.

Pedantry is the brakes that the universe puts on the very smart to stop them acquiring too much power.

VMG on May 11, 2012 [–]

nerds do rule the world

JoelMcCracken on May 11, 2012 | [–]

Not that I really disagree with you, but to wax platonic, maybe that the people who both rule the world and are nerds aren't really acting as perfect nerds as they rule the world?

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