There are different
types of people in this world. Okay, so I can really only think of two
categories, but still, the categories are different. There are the people whose
value lie in sports, fame, money, and/or physical displays of affection. Then
there are the people who value intelligence, random tidbits of useless
knowledge, science, and nerdiness in general. If you are part of the first
group, I apologize. There is no hope for you.
For the rest of you who are part of the latter group, congratulations. You’re
made of awesome. And do you know what people who are made of awesome are
called? Nerdfighters.
Nerdfighting isn’t what it sounds like. We don’t fight nerds. We fight FOR
nerds, against those whose interests involve only the most trivial of things:
personal appearance, personal gain, fame, fortune, etc. (these people are
referred to as decepticons [not to be confused with the giant metallic things
that are apparently a part of the Transformers thing by the same name]).
You may be saying to yourself, “Okay, so I’m a Nerdfighter. What do
Nerdfighters do, anyway?” The goal of Nerdfighteria (the community consisting
solely of Nerdfighters) is to decrease World Suck, which, contrary to the ideal
of Nerdfighting itself, is exactly what it sounds like: the amount of Suck in
the World. The amount of World Suck is determined by world events as well as
personal events, so it can be affected by both a massive hurricane that sweeps
through the Caribbean and by a death in the family.
You may also be asking, “Exactly how did this begin? I don’t really want to
join something if all I know is that I enjoy nerdy things and that I belong to
a group that at least sounds a little bit cult-ish.” The origins of
Nerdfighting began in 2007, when two brothers (ecologist Hank Green and
award-winning author John Green) decided that for the entire year of 2007, no
text-based communication would be either sent or received. Instead, they would
video blog every weekday that wasn’t a major holiday. Failure to post a blog,
posting a video that was over four minutes long, or sending a text-based
communication (texts, Instant Messages, e-mails, etc.) would be received with a
punishment. This year-long project was dubbed Brotherhood 2.0, and was given
the subtitle: A Whole New Kind of Brotherhood. All of the Nerdfighting videos
can be watched, from the beginning, on the youtube channel “Vlogbrothers”. They
also have a website at http://nerdfighters.ning.com/.
There are a few ways to tell if you are a
Nerdfighter. Of course, there is the general lack of physical strength which is
made up for in the strength of our brains. Also, if the ideas below entertain you
(or if you have seen a Vlogbrothers video and therefore recognize the following
phrases featured throughout the Nerdfighting experience), you should definitely
consider watching the vlogs.
- Bubbles the Nerdfighting puppy
- Puppy-sized elephants
- Peeps
- Discussing the Political Situation in Nepal While Eating Five Sheets of Toilet Paper
- Discussing the Georgia-Russia War While Painting Your Face in Peanut Butter
- “Accio Deathly Hallows”
- Song Wednesday
- Question Tuesdays
- Blurbing Book Club
- Put Stuff on Your Head
- People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes
- “The Man Who Throws the Tetris Piece”
- Top Secret Projects
- Scavenger Hunts (In Which Actual Items are Hidden in Actual Places That Actual People Actually Find)
- The Evil Baby Orphanage
*Queen Ranavalona the First
- … In Your Pants
- (Insert Number Here) – Part Videos
- Happy Dances
BEST WISHES!
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