Germany is, in fact, a country of engineers. It has to be. Think about it: a cold, cloudy country ranked only 62nd in land mass, 14th in population, and yet in 2008 Germany was #1 in the world in exports by dollars! Yes, ahead of the US and ahead of China. How is that possible? Nerds! Oops, I mean engineers; engineers who design and build high-quality cars, engines, tools, machinery, scientific equipment. This is what happens when you don’t stigmatize engineers: you get a country full of engineers, self-identifying as engineers, growing up dreaming of being engineers.
via nat.org
NERD POWER! Growing up, I felt like this was important to me. Yeah, I was a nerd, and I was damn proud of it.
Turns out nerds create great things. Wouldn't it be better if creating things was the norm?