Do you think there are a lot of people who avoid "nerdy things" because they're "nerdy"?

I wonder how many people are seriously missing out on not learning anything about relativity and quantum physics just because it sounds tricky and nerdy.

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Faust76 · 46-50, M

I thought this was supposed to be the whole women-in-STEM issue, though to be sure, there's more than plenty of subcultures, races etc. where the same thinking is encouraged for men.

That said, speaking of tricky, it sounds like a trick question (or uhm...) because quantum physics and relativity ARE tricky (and nerdy). It is said that only twelve people in the world have ever understood Einstein's theory of (general) relativity. While that is likely slightly urban legend, picking relativity and quantum physics as example isn't optimal, when people have this same attitude for so much of everyday science.

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

Particularly because math is one of the few things people are almost encouraged to take pride in being bad at.

NorthernRoses · 22-25, F

@Xuan12 The worst is, math isn't even that difficult! There's a logic behind literally everything in it, and once you figure that shit out, you're set!

And people are still acting like the answers change depending on the moon phases or something

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@NorthernRoses I used to think I was bad at math. But in my courses I was always amongst math and physics majors. I didn't realize how poorly most other people do at math until later. It was a bit shocking. I'm out of practice now, but still occasionally find myself modeling equations to quantify things just because I'm curious or because it's handy.

Jentlemen · 46-50, M

One of the issues of this fukked up civilization : you are not free to follow your dreams and desires, without being labeled

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UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

A lot, I'm sure.

MikefromEP · 51-55, M

And then you ask a person how many 16th's are in an inch... and the average response is 7....

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