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A friend of mine shared this article on Twitter, and it was so profound that I had to share it as well.<\/p>\n

Excerpt :<\/p>\n

“…when normal people talk to nerds, the nerds often get frustrated because the normal people seem to be dodging the real issues and not saying what they really mean. Worse yet, when nerds talk to normal people, the normal people’s feelings often get hurt because the nerds don’t apply tact, assuming the normal person will take their blunt statements and apply whatever tact is necessary.”<\/p>\n

Click HERE<\/a> for the whole essay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A friend of mine shared this article on Twitter, and it was so profound that I had to share it as well. 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