| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 9004430 | "The best way to measure the loss of intellectual sophistication - this "nerdification," to put it bluntly - is in the growing disappearance of sarcasm, as mechanic minds take insults a bit too literally." | irony intellectual-sophistication post-ironic sophistication post-modern post-modernism nerdery reddit wisdom-vs-nerds nerdiness nerds nerd internet wit | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | |
| 71c60e3 | The imagination of the genius vastly surpasses his intellect; the intellect of the academic vastly surpasses his imagination | criticism imagination genius-stupidity nerdery critics art genius nerds nerd artist | Nassim Nicholas Taleb |