Frequently Asked Questions
What the...?
Relax, it's only a web site. Were it not for the practical difficulties, I'd offer you a cup of tea.
Who?
Well, one way to answer that one is by reference to a medical diagnosis which has become fashionable in recent years, namely, Asperger's Syndrome. That's not to say that all sad bastards would rate this diagnosis, or even most of us, but the symptom list provides a useful summary of the kind of personality traits that define us as sad bastards.
And the rest of us should care because...?
It's a true story about sages and monsters...
When?
Since the early twentieth century, mostly; earlier centuries have no equivalents (in English, anyway) to words like dork, nerd or dweeb. That's not because people like us didn't exist; it's because we were not yet sufficiently marginalised, as a group, to rate epithets. I've found a couple of snapshots from the past which provide the beginnings of a timeline for sad bastard history.
How?
The main thing I'd like to make clear is that it was not a conspiracy.
Why me?
Well, I think it's largely genetic, but there are things you can do about it.
What?
Reconnect with society, o my fellow nerds, both for your own sake and for society's sake. The key to the decline of the nerd virtues is the social marginalisation of nerds. The key to the social marginalisation of nerds is the sexual marginalisation of nerds. Hence, the book. More explanation?
Who are you trying to kid?
This covers quite a lot of questions ...
Why all the trolls?
Umm... they needed the work.