The Accessibility of Nerd Culture is Amazing

The internet has created incredible change in our society. Now more than ever, nerd culture is more accessible. Being a nerd is cool today. It's amazing to see how being a nerd has transformed how society functions. Instead of criticizing "the other", we choose to embrace it.

Yes, there are still the idiots that choose to ostracize nerds, but the prevalence in our culture is apparent. There are six more comic book movies coming out in 2017, with Spiderman: Homecoming due for release this weekend. In 2018, there are at least 9 comic book films coming out including the first Marvel film starting a Black person, Black Panther.

I'm a dork for the MCU, but some of my favorite pieces of work are The Walking Dead, Static Shock, and the DC Animated Universe. On any given weekday, I'm watching WWE or reading the latest dirt sheets from Dave Meltzer. During the weekend, I'll keep up with or rewatch whatever comes to mind.

Whenever I go into stores now, I'll cross paths with the Toy Aisle in Target, see all of the stuff and think to myself "Wow, they didn't have all of this when I was a kid!" It's crazy to see how popular being a nerd has become. I never imaged I would see Power Rangers on the silver screen again, but I did.

Going to the movies during some weekends can feel like a Halloween celebration and I'm okay with that. Ten years ago, wearing costumes to an opening night screening was frowned upon, but that's not the case anymore. It's amazing to see how yesterday's nerd's (today's parents) have broken barriers that make being a dork, nerd, blerd, geek, etc popular. I'm glad that I'm a blerd and every day I get to enjoy a little piece of the culture is great.