That’s true. I imagine we can chalk it up to faulty heuristics. The perceived exclusivity may have come about during the time they got stuffed in lockers or trashcans etc. lol. I find it amazing how much the subculture has changed. We’ve gone from trying our best not to let anyone see our geek and/or nerd tendency for…

I think it’s akin to an exclusive club or neighborhood. It may go down in value as more people join or are let in. And of course it’s pretty much human nature to dislike change.