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Myth: Nerds were bullied in high school for being smart

Reality: Self-styled "nerds" were mostly ignored in high school because of the low value they placed on interpersonal relationships, but due to their feelings of entitlement to high social status and an artificial and strongly sought-after victimhood that they picked up from mass media depictions of the "bullied nerd," they have re-cast childhood inconveniences in those terms in order to win arguments on the internet