#The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth

[happy-mokka]

Stranger Things happening - or the geeks shall inherit the 🌍...well first they'll save it of course...

From Wikipedia: (looky here)

geek /ɡiːk/

The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit. In the past, it had a generally pejorative meaning of a "peculiar person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual, unfashionable, boring, or socially awkward". In the 21st century, it was reclaimed and used by many people, especially members of some fandoms, as a positive term. Some use the term self-referentially without malice or as a source of pride, often referring simply to "someone who is interested in a subject (usually intellectual or complex) for its own sake".

I guess I can consider myself being a Geek. In fact, I've been living the Geek's life for almost half a century now. That's why I had a good chuckle, when I was reading what Wikipedia had to say about my "condition": "eccentric", "non-mainstream", "obsessed with intellectual pursuit", "overly intellectual", "unfashionable", "boring" and "socially awkward"...

Check, check, check, check, check, check and check.

Funny, especially when being able to witness the changes in perception over the decades to what it is now. Worn with pride, Geeks being the backbone of every fandom and motor of their creativity and imagination.

Sure, still boring for many and socially awkward for others seeing themselves as the crown of mainstream's creation.

To hell with them. Without us geeks, where would the world stand?

No fantasy novels. Karen would never have had the chance to watch Jackson's Lord of the Rings in cinema with her cheerleader friends and football jocks.

No Science Fiction. The captain of the soccer team would never have watched the latest mediocre Star Wars clone on Netflix.

No Computer Games. Eat this, Fifa Soccer FUT addicts and Call-of-Duty wannabe soldiers.

No Disney+, Netflix, Prime, XYZ streams anywhere, fuelled by the fantasy and creativity of Writers, all of them Nerds.

Tumblr would already have sunken into oblivion without the fandoms holding it together. Geeking out here just for the sake of it and to share their love for all sorts of things amongst each other.

What triggered this sudded Geekocalypse of mine?

I just finished a rather extrem binge of Stranger Things Season 1-4 in the course of 7 days (incl. full days at the office).

Loved it. A show so made for me. Don't get me wrong. I still love my ineffable husbands above all else and the Dead Boy Detective agency didn't conquer a special place in my heart for nothing (and is here to stay...hopefully til season 2, 3, ...). But Stranger Things? That mixed group of kids/teenagers? They're basically me. I am an 80s kid. Grew up exactly in that time the things take place in Hawkins Indiana. I was the DnD playing, fantasy loving, booksmart, shy, introverted, wannabe hero in mind, sci-fy loving, angsty yet courageous Geek. I walked small but dreamed big (guess still do...). Blushed when girls even looked in my direction, at least the ones that were not mocking and bullying me (which there weren't many of the latter..almost none tbh). So watching this show triggered quite a lot. Actually this feels like a huge understatement. Letting this bunch stumble into all those strange things (pun intended). The way how the different groups of characters - some completely on opposite sides in the beginning - find together and in the end grow to something bigger...sigh. Even the few grown-ups in leading roles are basically just grown-up geeks (Hopper - David Harbour and Joyce - Winona Ryder).

They save the Earth times over without getting any acknowledgement or thank-you and the bing-bang with season 5 is yet to come...

Anyway. Consider this my shoutout to all you other Geeks out there!

Let's be geeky! Let's be creative! Let's be kind! Let's spread the love! Let's be proud! (It's pride-month afterall 🌈).

In the end, the 🌍 will be ours. First, we'll be saving it of course. No one in their right mind can trust that to those normalos out there, right?!?

(Picture ©️ of Netflix)

[mcbitchtits]

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hey, man. what

[baybelletrist]

Y’all. I just dictated this sentence using Siri and we can see that Apple clearly has a geek bias: The Doctor Who provides most of your healthcare

(It was a definition of the term primary care physician.)

[baybelletrist]

It’s Science! 💜

Slime mold was grown on an agar gel plate shaped like America and food sources were placed where America’s large cities are. 

The result? A possible look at how to best build public transportation. 

I just really like the idea of slime mold on a map of the US. It’s beautiful.

[turboputt03]

*comes out of a google doc covered in blood, smiling* man i love writing about this topic

[bloomingonionbitch]

hi how do you set boundaries at work with socializing and work space/time?

maybe it's just a teacher thing, but during our prep/planning day today I had at least five teachers just pop into my classroom like Kramer just to shoot the shit.

we're discouraged from locking our doors (easy access for admin - but also seems unsafe?) and I'm not trying to take all my work home.

please and thank you so much much for your time, patience, and help.

[amplexadversary]

Okay I've gleefully derailed posts before but this is a big derail and kind of dumb so I'm linking it.

When I watch the linked video, I end up thinking of Allenby gossiping about the shuffles, and now I need to headcanon who would likely say what bullshit.

-"I'm going to shit your pants." -> I could see this coming from a few people. Sai is a little fucker, he would make this threat and mean it. Chibodee would say it facetiously. Domon (while I headcanon him to be pretty good with languages) probably isn't above a gaffe where he means to say "I'm going to make you shit your pants," but misspeaks (probably when the guys are getting really rowdy and distracting and everybody's talking over each other.)

-"A duck the size of a tiger would have to be quite stout, I don't know that I could vanquish such a foe." -> George, though he'd choose different words than the video.

-"I'm all wet because Allenby dropped her phone in the river and I jumped in to get it. I can't find it though, can somebody call it while my head is underwater?" -> Domon would do this reflexively. Chibodee probably would as well.

-"I think it's time I come clean, I don't actually understand how wind works." -> Sai would be the funniest person to admit this, with his wind-based super move.

-"toodaloo, kangaroos" -> Domon, because someone told him it's a thing people say in English and he's kind of gullible.

-"Why the hell do we all have identical jackets? I can never find mine. Oh, but it's probably the one with my name on it though." -> while Domon or Chibodee would probably be the most likely to have this kind of brain fart, I think it's funnier if a very tired George says this (... ignore they fact that they don't have matching anything).

-On Monday Sai dared me to eat a spider, so I did. But then later that day I was running up the hill and shit my pants a little. I think those two things were related. -> I'd believe this from three of them in different contexts. Chibodee impulsively agreed to the challenge and admits this because hes mad about it. Argo ate the spider to humor Sai and is trying to discourage the rest of the group from making a similar mistake. Domon ate the spider because Kyoji didnt not have nearly enough chances to teach Domon to be weary of this exact kind of siblingeque horseshit, and we know from how he responds to Master Asia that Domon will just do things that you tell him to. He admits it, begrudgingly, because everybody wants to know why he bailed on them for several hours.

-"Do you guys think my shirt is cute? Too bad, I'm taking it off." "You're cute that way too." -> I could see George and Chibodee, in any order. Chibodee and Domon would only be believable if they're together, and with a massive time skip for them to get comfortable over.

-"My idol is that one dude who ate an entire airplane, love that guy, don't know his name." -> Argo, sarcastically, when Chibodee makes some remark about his physique and asks "what do you eat, sheet metal?"

-"Guys I think I watched the wrong Zootopia." -> Argo probably doesn't only pirate physical goods in the space age. He got a joke translation.

-"Domon, what type of feed does Fuunsaiki like, we want to make him a cake for his birthday." -> I feel like this is George and Argo's planning, and I could see either of them being the one to ask.

-[musing about Ice Age squirrel heteronormativity] -> I think Chibodee's the only one who could reasonably have seen it. He also dyes his hair two colors of the bisexual flag and wears the third so I can see him being annoyed by it.

-"I failed to locate a bear suit, does anybody have a spare bear suit?" -> Tbh this one could be any of them, except George, who is listening with his head in his hands.

-[quoting the infamous Snapcube Eggman rant] -> This is either Sai Saici, or Argo lost a bet to Sai Saici and was told to recite this. Sai is the only one of them I can buy being chronically online enough to reference this. Chibodee looks up Shadow and immediately asks Domon if it's his fursona, which backfires because the only other person in the room who knows what a furry is is Sai.

-"Why aren't you being silly? You promised you would be silly with me." -> ARGO. Said with a straight face to George. (Sai would be too low-hanging-fruit here, but I guarantee he's also looking at George expectantly. Admittedly, part of why I can see this coming from Argo is because of choices the dub made with how he speaks.)

-"Rain sent me this picture. I thought she was telling me that she was pregnant, but this is a covid test. She does have covid." -> Domon. Also worded a little differently than the original. While he did spend half his childhood in a jungle with Master Asia, he's probably seen pregnancy tests in drug stores when they have to make very occasional supply runs. Sai has probably also showed everyone the meme where people would edit a pregnancy test into various pictures.

[katanashipping]

Tell publicly 3 facts about yourself or your three favourite songs or favourite books (it can be anything, really-whatever you want to share/feel like talking about) then send it some people you like! 😃

Thank you for this, @nicollini <3! Ich hoffe, dir und deinen geht's gut xx

Three facts about myself:

A wonderful friend once hand-made me a little Leonardo doll, and he still lives with his tall Usagi plushy husband to this day <3

I have a younger sister and unfortunately, I have Oldest Daughter syndrome haha

I didn't just snatch the URL, I'm the person who came up with the ship name Katanashipping (not that I need to tell you this, since you were there!)

Three songs:

Walk Off The Earth - Long Way Home (I am writing a katanashippinig fic to this right now...)

Silbermond - Meer Sein (I have always loved this song, but it's also such a Ninja Turtles mood to me)

Wir Sind Helden - The Geek Shall Inherit (see also my personal blog, @stopbeingbored)

Three books:

Gideon The Ninth - I am unwell about these ladies.

The Murderbot Diaries - I am unwell about this human robot construct.

The Fuck It Diet - I am less unwell, in myself, as a person, and about my body because of this book.

I realised just as I hit send that this was an "either X or Y" ask but whatever! Have all of it! <3

I know this and similar messages have been going around this week, so if I don't send this on, I will love you all :-)

[cxntorlok]

the geek shall inherit the earth

[cha-mij]

NERDS: A Manifesto | A Capella Science

I got a lyrical proclivity

Special like relativity

General knack of physics

Incredible rap ability

Feeling me? Don't tell me these glasses lack in virility

I'm physically intimate yo

Cause physics is into me

The cold open

Nerds from CERN to Hoboken

The soft spoken

When talking openly

Gets your nose broken

It's no joke and I'm

Not hoping to make light

Just throwing a rope

If you got no hope

To hang tight

Dang right

I know what high school life is like

Can't fight

When every bully is twice your height

Turning the pages fascinated up late nights

But stay bright little nerdling

Cause when the hard part's done you got the world on a string

Leaving home as a hobbit you'll return as a king

Cause modern life is brain boxing and you're lord of the ring

It goes

Nerds!

Our name since junior high

But now we're Doctor Last Name saving juniors' lives

It goes

Nerds!

We got pushed at the front of the class

But now we running banks pushing fat stacks of cash

It goes

Nerds!

Ears burnin but we never let it catch fire

Stayed calm built a dot com empire

Nerds!

So keep your pride with your face in the dirt

Cause it's no secret that the geek shall inherit the earth

I'm repping nerd rights

Because we're hotter than thermite

Sharper that any pencil

At the start of the term

Might I suggest

That next to any text a nerd writes

That Hollywood gossip whoring

Is boring like a termite

Cause we're the greats

From Shakespeare to Cape Fear

Oscar nom dot com bubbles in your great beer

Engineers need a mention here

For turning tension and stress

Into a professional career

Yeah we've learned to be relentless

So whether you're a chemist

Inventor of medicines

Or a dental hygienist

Apprentice in theoretical dietetics of lettuce

Just get up and represent;

You know the world has got a nerd fetish

So all my geeks in the closet living secretly

I see you sneaking nature docs on the BBC

No time to hide, take pride in our legacy

Cause it's a brand new world; 51 Pegasi

Nerds!

You say we're lame; are you kidding me?

Nerds!

You think great techs can't have great sex?

We study Wikipedia pages and type in LaTeX

Nerds!

Kept you blind, under cover like a peregrine

Sly enough to leave you Hufflepuffin' while we Slytherin

Nerds!

I never got to be fly as a kid

But my vocabulary gave me sick rhymes to spit

I studied science

Grew up to be a rhyme sayer

No Minnesota connection, one of a kind

Say you're pumping iron?

I'm pumping ions through this bilayer

You can't abide this myelin if you try, player

Mind greater than a giant Ghana land snail

Sign "theta" when I'm answering my fan mail

Rhymes get under your skin just like a hang nail

Wits make you dizzy better hold on to the handrail

I know my limits,

So don't you try to limit me

Won't be derivative

Spitting back what you're giving me

What matters is understanding patterns and symmetry

So I'll be integrating your factual data lyrically

OMG so OP These NERDs

Got the ATP to defeat all you NPCs

LCD to your CRT

TNG to your TMZ

ICBM to your TNT

Cause we're explosive like caesium

Bright like burning magnesium

Swallow you like amoebas

Enveloping paramecium

Fighters right in our element

Like a knight in Elysium

When we bridle the elements

Hell we make it look easy hon.

You think it looks easy? Umm.

Well how bout we face off?

Ignoring laboratory procedure?

You'll blow your face off

So keep your He-Man stats in your grey skull

Cause grey matter is power

That's the power of Grayskull

Nerds!

They called us ADHD, made us take pills

Now we're rippin 88 keys, rocking great skills

Nerds!

If you ever took band or theatre

Take a bow to the haters

And say "Calc-u-later!"

Nerd!

You don't appreciate this high tone

Tell me again how you would die without your iPhone

Nerd!

Music, science and art, the trifecta

Kneel before the mighty pocket protector

[mygirlcave-blog]

Du musst hier nicht dazu gehör’n aber such Dir, was zu Dir gehört.

[oldinterneticons]

The geek shall inherit the Earth

[dropintomanga]

I’m Happy for Manga (and an Annoucement)

Quote Source: NYCC ‘22: Bright Lights, Big Fandom - Sept. 10, 2022

I will be the first to tell you that I’m not a huge fan of New York Comic-Con. This is mostly due to the lack of anime and manga content and how recent attempts at an anime side-event have bombed. However, after this year’s NYCC, I can’t help but say that it does feel like anime and manga truly can’t be ignored anymore.

I checked to see what was happening this past weekend as I didn’t go. No one outside of my anime/manga industry/journalist circle was talking about the BLEACH Thousand-Year Blood War and Chainsaw Man anime premieres at the convention. Hell, I didn’t see much talk in my friend circle about the One Piece Film Red takeover in Times Square (which looked freaking awesome, by the way). While all three are mainstream anime/manga properties, they got the grand state treatment and seeing anime/manga fans react to them was fun to see.

And maybe more importantly, seeing all the manga panels (via Twitter) held by people I admire and respect. There was so much to check out if I decided to go. “This Manga Is Awesome,” “Best and Worst Manga of 2022″, “Defending Manga,” “The Manga Industry and Your Library,” etc. Anime and manga booths were huge compared to what I heard about San Diego Comic-Con 2022, where Hollywood and other media overwhelmingly dwarf over Asian-produced works.

I can’t help but be happy because to borrow a quote from this Tweet, it does feel like anime and manga have finally won. I do feel that New York has a certain advantage versus San Diego as in many book publishers are based here in New York City. Penguin Random House (which houses Kodansha USA and Square Enix Books and also a distribution partner relationship with Dark Horse Comics), Simon and Schuster (a distribution partner for VIZ Media) and Hachette Press (which houses Yen Press) all have offices in NYC. I feel like New York is a heavy book-reading city, but it’s also one of the most diverse places in the world too (compared to San Diego).

There’s a saying that geeks have inherited the Earth over the past few years, but it never felt that way for anime/manga fans for a long time. Maybe now, we can start to say that the weebs shall inherit the Earth?

Speaking of conventions, I would like to say that for the 1st time ever, I’ll be going to Anime NYC as Press for this blog. I was so afraid of representing myself for a long time, but after nixing the Manga Therapy name and some encouragement from peers, this was the perfect time. I’m thinking about what I can do besides the usual press coverage. I have a grand idea in my head, but we’ll see.

Also, there’s a link to the Best & Worst Manga 2022 list for this year’s NYCC for anyone who wants to see what manga journalists/librarians/influencers/YouTubers picked. I have personally used these lists to determine what to read next and highly recommend them to any manga reader looking for new material to check out (or not).

[turboputt03]

tag urself I'm theater geek

(from "The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth" by Alexandra Robbins)

[opheliawillowbrook]

It’s Time we Had a Little Chat...

So as I’m sure you all know by now, the kids are mad, the kids are fighting... it’s been interesting to say the least. But aside from the title, I’m not here to name names and call people out (expect Tim Sherdan, who apparently can’t handle having his tender sensibilities challenged) I’m simply here to represent our side of the argument. And by our side I mean anyone who doesn’t ship Raven and Beast Boy. Because believe it or not, not every Raven fan ships her with BB and vice versa. So on the that note, let’s unpack this mess, and get to the bottom of what's really going on. And before y’ll start screaming at me, please read to end, because there is an overarching point that is beyond fighting over ships and is beyond this entire controversy that has been building for a for years now. So Stay tuned for that. Now with all that said let’s begin, shall we?

So I’m sure by now you have all heard of or read the IGN article that started this whole mess, (click here to read) basically showcasing the unbridled bias of not only Sherdan, but also one Gabriel Picolo’s overall OPINIONS of how they perceive Best Boy and Raven’s relationship. Because that is all this article is OPINION, and framing is everything. And well, this article is framed with one intention in mind, giving BBrae the appearance  of being canon in places where it was not. Yes, this relationship was canon in the comics, and was widely received well, but was also widely loathed among those of us who thought Goeff John took the easy way out. Yes some us think Johns is a lazy writer who had a few good  runs and should pack it in, but I digress from my unpopular opinion.

And as for the 2003 animated show, Beast Boy and Raven being considered canon is simply a matter of opinion. And framing (which is a word I’m gonna be using a lot of to make my point) is by some an IGN writer who fashions himself a journalist, but doesn’t know a thing about it. 

“They were an unlikely pairing – after all, it's hard to schedule a date when Deathstroke is on the prowl. But the parched, unrequited nature of their romance made the duo an obsessive fanship for dreamy-eyed geeks everywhere in the early aughts. In fact, I'd reckon that there's been more treacly fanfic written about Beast Boy and Raven than heavyweights like Harry and Luna or Edward and Jacob. They're perfect for each other, even if it's difficult to explain why.”

But not be out done 

"Raven is stoic and Gar is kind of a dork, and yet their personalities complement each other," Picolo said, in a recent interview with IGN. "I can’t imagine Raven getting along with anyone as serious as her, for example.

Well fuck a duck.

Again, this is a matter of opinion, and one that we must all of us who don’t ship this suffer. Not Only are BBrae fans getting the well funded and monetized fanfiction titled Beast Boy Loves Raven, but now they’re getting them in current DC cannon too, as they’ll be an established “queer couple” (which we will unpack that oxymoron later) in Teen Titans Academy and can be summed up by this little diddy of a thought:

“Eventually, some of them (BBrae shippers) inherited the earth (or, more accurately, got jobs at DC) and now Beast Boy loves Raven officially. The headcanon is simply canon. But when a worldwide front of comic-readers all decide that Beast Boy and Raven are meant to be, how do you satisfy the masses while still telling the story you already had in mind?”

FUCK-EVERY-DUCK...

This brings me to Tim Sherdan, who is basically a glorified fanfiction write paid by DC to well, piss of comics fans and the poor guy doesn’t even know it... I’ll him tell you himself:

"I want to make sure that I’m not just spinning my yarn, but, as much as possible, I’m also giving the people what they want." 

You mean people like you, Timmy? Because that’s what you want, but that’s not what everyone wants. And judging by the shit storm that YOU started on Twitter (not anyone else, YOU. It’s not our fault you live in bubble of your own making because you blocked everyone with an original thought). And then, to top to off just threw fuel on the fire that has been brewing for well over year (years in fact if you look at the broader picture). Because you were hired for the same reason “writers” (and by writers I mean personal and political provocateurs?) like Zoey Quinn, Tom King, Donny Kates and Andy Kory (thanks for killing Vertigo btw) to only piss off fans, but demoralize and talk to down to them on Twitter so DC could get the sweet sweet social clout. 

You see this nothing new, this unfortunately something I and many have to deal with everyday for years now. This goes beyond shipping because if you believe something contrary to the perceived view of the “comic creative” you are treated with contempt and seen in their eyes a some sort of troglodyte. 

Now to bring this to word of shipping (which has unfortunately become one of the more divisive aspects of fandom) You see just about a year ago, Damirae became cannon and well, shit hit fan. As it always does when one ship becomes cannon and one does not. Though to be fair, it was a sweet moment for once a small share of fans actually got what we wanted and other got to see real character progression and relation bloom from that. But alas, the shipping stakes were now higher and the two went to war. 

Which brings me to my main point, this all comes down to a difference of opinion.  All of this is opinion and that’s fine. I like what I like, you like what like, all I’m asking is just keep your ball out of my yard because I am sick of finding your dog’s shit on my doorstep. So that means: No more tagging ships you seek to shit on to play up your ship and No more shitting on each other. 

You see, I recognize that we’re never gonna see eye to eye in regards to our shipping choices. We are never gonna concede that other is right. That would require one of us to bend the knee and I’m not gonna do that and neither will you. So instead, why don’t we all focus our attention on who exactly has their boot on all our necks.

I’m looking at you DC...

Like for real, this is all on you. This is what happens when you you hire writers who seek to canonize their own agendas based on what 12 screaming people on Twitter want and paying these people to publish their vanity projects otherwise known as FANFICTION! And guess what, it’s not selling. People don’t buy fanfiction; it is free all over the flipping internet. Seriously titles like: Gotham Academy, I Am Not Starfire, Inheritence  (which is probably the most egregious to date) and the upcoming Best Boy Loves Raven (to name a few) are all over hyped fanfictions by “professional writers” personal and political provocateurs. And since now you’ve gone and done away with the concept of cannon you’re basically saying some head canons are better than others. I guess nobody taught you not shit where you eat, huh? Because you’re sales are in the toilet, nobody’s buying your books and to top it all off, you fucked over the people who spent their lives building businesses around your mythology, built around your characters, (created by other writers, many of which are retired or dead now). And then shop owns start speaking out about these writers destroying the American Comic Book hero and that you were affective destroying an industry the depend on to put food their table, you did what any corporatist establishment orginization does: YOU TOLD THEM TO SHUT UP! You called them names and shamed them of Twitter for the simple crime of looking out for their best interests. Then after insisting that these troglodytes were wrong and they should embrace the changing time, you forced these comic shop owners to buy your books from their largest competitor Diamond Comics, after giving them nothing but shit to sell for the better part of the last 7 or so years? Let’s face it, most of these books in release right now won’t be in print in a matter of years. You know that I know that, my fucking cats know that. Print Media is dying and you’re the one handing it the shovel to dig its own grave, but only after bludgeoning it to death with said shovel, while the rest of us fight over the shitty things you’re doing.  Click here if you’d like to learn more

So since artistic integrity id dead, because DC smothered it in its crib, here’s my solution. Since canon is out the window and comics are a dying art you kicked the teeth and you’re pretty much just hiring people to write their fanfictions why not just let it go entirely? You’re not making any money off of this. And there are more users on a single fanfiction site than books you’re printing and selling. More and more of comic fans are turning to fanfction for fan made content and away from the content your writers are making. So why not just do the obvious: Monetize fanfction: Create a platform where users can write and publish their own work and you charge add revenue for brands and companies to post ads on the site. Writers and Artists get a kick back and are allowed to open a subscribe star or patron account. Think about it you don’t even have to be involved, writes and Artist and film makers are already making you free content free of charge and it’s not costing you a damn thing. So let do this the old fashion way, before copy write came into play. And this way BBrae shippers, and all the rest of can go to our own little corners of the internet, never to be bothered by each other again: A peaceful divorce if you will. Everyone wins... 

And yes I know this would never happen because it would just make too much sense, especially at this point where all the characters that DC owns were created by other former writers. So we’re basically there anyway. Plus I know deep down DC would rather destroy what we love then just let it go. What’s power without control. But we should all being taking DC to task not thanking them for scraps when give so little time or respect... Oh and Tim, go read a dictionary, calling a straight couple queer... But to be fair?

That’s you opinion.... Rant over. 

[hitchell-mope]

Someone should really tell chad that the geek shall inherit the earth.