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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to one and the kids were pretty mean oh so long ago ... is there one with a reputation for kids who are just nicer and less social climbing?  I'm totally fine if that means they are nerdier/geekier or something - I recognize this may.m be a true fantasy...[/quote]

Nerdier/geekier does not translate to kinder/nicer. I wouldn't use that as your barometer.[/quote]

It usually does, in my experience![/quote]

This is my experience too. But I was a nerd in the 1980s. The 1980s was a bad age to be nerd. (But we won in the end!  :P )[/quote]

If you are basing this on your own experience, you are likely idealizing/minimizing what happened by the needs to others because that was your tribe. It's a pretty common psychological reaction; people want to be the hero of their own narrative. If you talk with educators who work on bullying issues, most will tell you it's as prevalent in the nerdy/geeky crowd as compared to other crowds. The form may be different (more online/computer harrassment, less physical altercations) but I think you are being naive if you think nerdy/geeky is a straightforward proxy for kindness.

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