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Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe target for the entire school. If I remember correctly, the most popular kids don't persecute nerds; they don't need to stoop to such things. Most of the persecution comes from kids lower down, the nervous middle classes.
— Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
 (book)
by Paul Graham
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