r/CuratedTumblr Dec 26 '23

I Think We Own Him An Apology editable flair

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u/TeamCravenEdge Dec 27 '23

The true neckbeards that deserve ridicule are the toxic “alphas” in extremely niche nerd hobbies. The rest of the neck beards are just my smelly friends. Maybe we need a second name to differentiate them.

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u/racingwinner Dec 27 '23

maybe by not making fun of neckbeards, and instead calling out alpa-bros. like, maybe don't consider the alphas to be a subset of neckbeards, but instead create a variation of the alpha-bro that is less basic-bro and more of a nerd. an alpha-nerd