“not normie enough to fit in but not fringe enough to lean into being a freak, worst of both worlds, pure liminality, just the weird coworker, and unrelatable classmate. and your mutual”

“[….] Geek culture isn't suddenly left wing... it always was. You just grew up to be intolerant. You became the villain in the stories you used to love.”

What a blast! Thanks for a fun evening, @scalzi.com!