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Posted on entry Dept. of What Were They Thinking. ::: March 10, 2005, 11:26 PM:
It might be effective for the particular target group, maybe (although the last line is awkwardly worded). It would be worthless for the entire teenage population of the US as a whole.

Oh, and I kind of like the idea of promoting "nerd" activities, if by "nerd" we mean "activities requiring thought and creativity, rather than just sitting around playing video games all day."

(Lest I sound like a bitter middle-aged person going "kids these days...", I am a "kid these days." Still in college, still doing "nerd activities".)
Posted on entry New heights of prestige for the Nebula Award. ::: March 01, 2005, 09:16 PM:
Ahah. I wonder if it would make his brain explode that I'm majoring in science, read science nonfiction for fun, and prefer to read and write fantasy and historical fiction?

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