> This combination of evil and embarrassment is a unique horror, one that science fiction has failed to prepare us for.

I find that hard to believe. Shouldn't such cringe overlords be quite prevalent in science fiction?

I'd have been much more interested in a take that reversed the causality. For a bit now being a nerd has been cool — are we witnessing the reversal of that trend now nerds aren't the underdogs?

(Not that I think many people consider Tate cool either — GenZ has its own subcultures that don't align well with the 80s American jock/nerd divide.)

People who write like this article are responsible for the rise of 4chan, manosphere, etc.

You all made being conservative subversive. Repeating the tired trope of "tech bros = losers/incels/virgins" is exactly why men are going overwhelming conservative.

You want to see cringe? Go to your local antifa rally.