Disagree or agree on my stereotype?

[Hunter777Merritt]

So.. I was thinking earlier. Wouldn’t you say half of the trophy hunters are nerds or geeks? I know.. it’s only a stereotype that I don’t even agree on. I’m just saying. Do you agree or disagree? Tell me why.

 

Can someone move this to general, thanks.

Edited March 6, 2019 by Hunter777Merritt

[AJ_Radio]

I would say neither.

 

Trophy hunters are composed of many different people with differing backgrounds, cultures, religions, creeds, sex and what have you.

 

The only stereotype I can name is we boost together, put a lot of work into trophies, and play games to earn trophies.

[The Devils Reaper]

Safe to say the other half are weirdos that make pointless threads.

[Cobby]

It's 100% true every trophy hunters are complete nerds with big glasses, trousers 2 sizes too small and living in their mum's basement.

[skateak]

Define nerdy or geeky. I would consider someone that knows the ins-and-outs of a combustion engine a nerd, in their field specifically. I think you can be a nerd of outside of what we would generally consider one, i.e Technology, video games, science-fiction. anime. I think anyone passionate about something could considered a nerd. I personally feel that people can be nerds of many things but geeks have more to do with the things listed above.

[Helyx]

What type of stereo?

[Bilpe]

1 hour ago, Demon--Prototype said:

Safe to say the other half are weirdos that make pointless threads.

 

And in the wrong sub forum ?

[SuchRemorse]

And the other half is all Jocks and popular people. What is the point of this post?

2 hours ago, Hunter777Merritt said:

Can someone move this to general, thanks.

Can someone delete this? Thanks.

[BlackCatBurrito]

I don't know one person in real life who gives a fuck about trophies. So it's unquantifiable for me. 

 

I will say this though, what I am is obsessive. I like to complete things & watch my numbers go up or down accordingly. Perhaps that's the nerds way, who knows. Who cares ? 

[Hunter777Merritt]

No offense attended ladies and gentlemen.

15 hours ago, dj_helyx said:

What type of stereo?

Subwoofer.

[JorgeBenton]

i mean, trophy hunter are the most different of them all, i think stereotypes is the ones that are casual gamers ( cod, bf and fifa), in my opinion

[olliebear66t]

Yeah I'd say we're pretty nerdy. I mean with all the graphs and tracking and big essays and discussions in forum posts on this site to outsiders we are seen as pretty crazy and I think some other gamers find trophy hunters quite weird too.

[Lava_Yuki]

If you see me on the street, no one ever thinks Im a gamer let along trophy hunter and when I tell people they are shocked (especially being female, and also a doctor, it's like people have the image that doctors do not game at all). I am geeky inside in that I like manga, anime, going to cons, harry potter and other "geeky" stuff. 

I wouldn't say all trophy hunters are geeky though but perhaps many are percieved to be by society as there seems to be a thinking that those who game intensely are geeks. But I think its all subjective and can't be limited to gaming, and some people hide it well that you never suspect them to even own a games console.

Among all my friends, many game but none trophy hunt, and most are casual gamers or just play the big titles like fifa and cod.  One of my friends didnt even know what a platinum trophy was despite having a PS4 for years

[Kristycism]

32 minutes ago, Hunter777Merritt said:

No offense attended ladies and gentlemen.

Subwoofer.

 

Why did they not attend? Were all the offences busy? Or were they just not invited?

 

 

Anyway, to answer the original post - depends on your definition of geek/nerd?

I think everyone likes to "geek" about their favourite subject matter. Whether that's a certain sport, technology, cars, a branch of science, or whatever else takes your fancy. So, if someone has any interests at all and is therefore a geek as a result, then I'd say yes, most trophy hunters are geeks the same way most people are. Personally, I could geek about motorbikes for hours on end to anyone who would stay awake long enough to listen.

 

But if by that you mean someone who lives in their mother's basement, is incapable of talking to anyone face to face, has extreme body odour, and whatever other offensive sterotypes there are in your head, then no, I think those are in the minority. In fact, almost every trophy hunter I've talked to here has a stable job, a family, and many interests outside of gaming, and this is just a hobby for when they need time off from real life stresses to just escape and chill. Some people might have some geeky/nerdy tendencies towards certain aspects of gaming, but that doesn't make them a "stereotypical geek/nerd" with nothing else going on in their lives.

[Mr_McNight]

36 minutes ago, JorgeBenton said:

i mean, trophy hunter are the most different of them all, i think stereotypes is the ones that are casual gamers ( cod, bf and fifa), in my opinion

you can see a 12 year old kid gamer from a mile away (Cod, battlefield, fifa, gta 5, Minecraft and Fortnite) if its just these games lol

[scemopagliaccioh]

You're looking too much into it, people enjoy competitions and collecting. It just so happen that trophy hunting is niche.

Edited March 6, 2019 by scemopagliaccioh

[Dangisuckatgamin]

I wish I had this much free time on my hands...

[MosesRockefeller]

39 minutes ago, Kristycism said:

Why did they not attend? Were all the offences busy? Or were they just not invited?

I'm dying over here.

 

40 minutes ago, Kristycism said:

Anyway, to answer the original post - depends on your definition of geek/nerd?

I think everyone likes to "geek" about their favourite subject matter. Whether that's a certain sport, technology, cars, a branch of science, or whatever else takes your fancy. So, if someone has any interests at all and is therefore a geek as a result, then I'd say yes, most trophy hunters are geeks the same way most people are. Personally, I could geek about motorbikes for hours on end to anyone who would stay awake long enough to listen.

 

But if by that you mean someone who lives in their mother's basement, is incapable of talking to anyone face to face, has extreme body odour, and whatever other offensive sterotypes there are in your head, then no, I think those are in the minority. In fact, almost every trophy hunter I've talked to here has a stable job, a family, and many interests outside of gaming, and this is just a hobby for when they need time off from real life stresses to just escape and chill. Some people might have some geeky/nerdy tendencies towards certain aspects of gaming, but that doesn't make them a "stereotypical geek/nerd" with nothing else going on in their lives.

I tried trophy hunting for a bit, and it wasn't for me. Not that I'm not a "geek", I just find it more enjoyable to play games for story completion rather than the 100% stuff. I do still go for the occasional Platinum/100% but mostly I don't bother.

 

Anyway, to your point about geeking about whatever your favorite subject matter is (we Americans usually say "geek out" instead of "geek" because we have to be different), it has never made sense to me that it's really only comics/gaming/sci-fi/fantasy nerds who have the "mom's basement" stereotype. Sports fans are considered socially normal even though memorizing statistics about multiple athletes (throughout a team's multiple decades of history I might add) is at least as geeky as trophy hunting, much less less intense gaming. That is really weird.

 

I don't really know any stereotypical basement dwellers. People just enjoy what they enjoy.

[Alaquia]

it's always good to show some dedication for (insert hobby) which makes you a nerd for (insert hobby)

 

nerd is nothing negative, it just shows dedication.

 

maybe the word doesn't even have a real meaning. if you are a whine connoisseur, are you a nerd for whine? yeah, maybe

 

I don't associate the "typical (rl) loser" type with nerd, but everyone who stands behind the trophy hunting is a nerd in my opinion

Edited March 6, 2019 by J3dP89

[joeyc138]

I see a big difference between trophy hunters and the nerds/geeks I grew up with. Gaming is such a huge market nowadays, unlike from when I was growing up, that it's hard to label gamers as most people play games of some form.

[RadiantFlamberge]

I strongly disagree with that stereotype. Being into games & amassing a lot of trophies/achievements does not necessarily mean you're obsessed with them, even if you go for every platinum without fail. It's simply a sign of dedication to this hobby.

[Hunter777Merritt]

On 3/6/2019 at 2:45 PM, Kristycism said:

 

Why did they not attend? Were all the offences busy? Or were they just not invited?

 

 

Anyway, to answer the original post - depends on your definition of geek/nerd?

I think everyone likes to "geek" about their favourite subject matter. Whether that's a certain sport, technology, cars, a branch of science, or whatever else takes your fancy. So, if someone has any interests at all and is therefore a geek as a result, then I'd say yes, most trophy hunters are geeks the same way most people are. Personally, I could geek about motorbikes for hours on end to anyone who would stay awake long enough to listen.

 

But if by that you mean someone who lives in their mother's basement, is incapable of talking to anyone face to face, has extreme body odour, and whatever other offensive sterotypes there are in your head, then no, I think those are in the minority. In fact, almost every trophy hunter I've talked to here has a stable job, a family, and many interests outside of gaming, and this is just a hobby for when they need time off from real life stresses to just escape and chill. Some people might have some geeky/nerdy tendencies towards certain aspects of gaming, but that doesn't make them a "stereotypical geek/nerd" with nothing else going on in their lives.

Lmao, I didn’t even notice that. Intended*

[exsentry]

On 3/6/2019 at 0:22 PM, Hunter777Merritt said:

So.. I was thinking earlier. Wouldn’t you say half of the trophy hunters are nerds or geeks? I know.. it’s only a stereotype that I don’t even agree on. I’m just saying. Do you agree or disagree? Tell me why.

 

Can someone move this to general, thanks.

 

Stereotypes in general get a bum rap, but it's actually a normal human response to evaluating things as the brain likes to take shortcuts. Having said that, I would venture to say that almost all trophy hunters are nerds/geeks. I mean, it's a niche of a niche of a "nerd related" hobby. Try explaining to a co-worker you're planning doing a boosting session this weekend, then watch them as you explain what that means and why are doing it. ? ?

 

The good news is, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a nerd or a geek. There used to be a negative stereotype about nerds back in the day, but since many things nerd related have becoming so mainstream (e.g. video games, comic books), it actually created an opposite stereotype with the word "casual."

Edited March 9, 2019 by rotoninja

[Hunter777Merritt]

6 hours ago, rotoninja said:

 

Stereotypes in general get a bum rap, but it's actually a normal human response to evaluating things as the brain likes to take shortcuts. Having said that, I would venture to say that almost all trophy hunters are nerds/geeks. I mean, it's a niche of a niche of a "nerd related" hobby. Try explaining to a co-worker you're planning doing a boosting session this weekend, then watch them as you explain what that means and why are doing it.  

 

The good news is, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a nerd or a geek. There used to be a negative stereotype about nerds back in the day, but since many things nerd related have becoming so mainstream (e.g. video games, comic books), it actually created an opposite stereotype with the word "casual."

Indeed, I agree with everything you said.

[Reinachii-]

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