It's a pretty good essay, but his actual insight into school society is somewhat marred by his unjustified praise of how great nerds are.
I will be perfectly blunt: nerds are not necessarily playing any adult game better than the other kids. Indeed, I have never noticed the slightest correlation between "nerd" and "successful", nor between "popular kid" and "unsuccessful". Both can be successful, at about equal ratios, just often in different sorts of jobs. That being smart may be more valuable than being popular in his workplace does not make it any sort of widespread rule, a fact I think almost anybody who's been in the workplace will be aware.
Fact is, knowing how to be popular is just as valuable a skill in the adult world as it is in school. Depressing perhaps, but true nonetheless. As well, I'm certain most of us here know or are nerds who never fit into the adult world any better than they fit into school - indeed, that's the majority of them I know.
That being said, again, I did like the insight into school society and why teenagers are "rebellious", which strikes me as accurate in the main, at least.
I will be perfectly blunt: nerds are not necessarily playing any adult game better than the other kids. Indeed, I have never noticed the slightest correlation between "nerd" and "successful", nor between "popular kid" and "unsuccessful". Both can be successful, at about equal ratios, just often in different sorts of jobs. That being smart may be more valuable than being popular in his workplace does not make it any sort of widespread rule, a fact I think almost anybody who's been in the workplace will be aware.
Fact is, knowing how to be popular is just as valuable a skill in the adult world as it is in school. Depressing perhaps, but true nonetheless. As well, I'm certain most of us here know or are nerds who never fit into the adult world any better than they fit into school - indeed, that's the majority of them I know.
That being said, again, I did like the insight into school society and why teenagers are "rebellious", which strikes me as accurate in the main, at least.