It's Uncle Rico syndrome

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Jul 23, 2015
10:49:04am

kccougar

It's Uncle Rico syndrome

Everyone thinks they were cooler than they were back in the day.

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kccougar

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People believing BYU students are nerdier than 20 years back are delusional.

gwalker

7/23/15 10:47am

You recognize your argument is entirely anecdotal, right?

SandYFan

7/23/15 10:48am

Just like the thread he was responding to.

kccougar

7/23/15 10:51am

So are arguments that students are nerdier now

Littlerich

7/23/15 10:51am

No it isn't. Marriott Center attendance is a pretty good indicator

gwalker

7/23/15 10:52am

It's Uncle Rico syndrome

kccougar

7/23/15 10:49am

As someone who is around BYU students every day, I have to disagree a little.

Tortillero

7/23/15 10:56am

That's a good point. And it isn't unique to BYU or kids with high GPAs and ACT

gwalker

7/23/15 10:58am

No one said this is unique to BYU.

SandYFan

7/23/15 11:01am

The recurring theme I was responding to is that BYU's students are nerdier

gwalker

7/23/15 11:07am

I would argue they are less nerdy...or at least more involved.

7/23/15 10:59am

They're pretty nerdy. The # of Harry Potter references on campus is shocking.

Tortillero

7/23/15 11:05am

I was too old for Harry Potter, but you realize most millennials grew up...

7/23/15 11:12am

compared with # of Star Wars references 30 years ago? It's just pop culture

runnincoug

7/23/15 11:29am

Harry Potter isn't a measure of nerdiness. It's a measure of age.

kccougar

7/23/15 11:36am

I think it can be a measure of both. Quidditch competitions on DT field? Uuuugh.

Tortillero

7/23/15 11:43am

Quidditch World Cup: UT vs LSU

kccougar

7/23/15 11:47am

Is that nerdier than medieval swordplay that's been going on for decades?

runnincoug

7/23/15 11:53am

40 years ago was nerdiest. Wearing slide rules like swords? At least the

Bert609

7/23/15 11:02am

No tunnel singing 20 years ago. Q.E.D.

SoCalCoug

7/23/15 11:18am

Yes, there was. Sorry. Since 1992.

7/23/15 11:28am

Kids were doing it in 1990.

kccougar

7/23/15 11:37am

I believe you. Maybe it just became sanctioned in '92.

7/23/15 1:37pm

I was there until 1996. If it was happening, it wasn't a thing yet.

SoCalCoug

7/23/15 2:09pm

I was there before '96, it was a thing.

7/23/15 2:22pm

It's still not "a thing". Unless you consider less than 0.1% of a population

db59840

7/23/15 3:58pm

I also consider math a thing.

7/24/15 9:18am

BYU students are, of a necessity, more well-rounded today. Sure, some get

db59840

7/23/15 3:57pm

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