What's with the "lives in parents' basement" image for gamers/nerds?

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Hey, it beats living in a van down by the river.

 

[Modelworks]

I'm not sure where it all got started from. In the 70's it was perfectly normal to have multiple generations living in the same house. Interestingly with the economy getting worse there has been a return to this. It really works out well for everyone involved. The older people have someone to care for them and the younger people don't have to carry such a large financial burden. I had a house and my parents stayed with me for about 7 years in early 2000. It was just a practical arrangement. They were aging and I enjoyed the company. If you are living with your parents and they are still treating you like a kid then yes get out of that arrangement because it will do you no good. However if your parents treat you like an adult like mine did then it is no different than sharing a home with other adults.

 

[Fritzo]

I'm not sure where it all got started from. In the 70's it was perfectly normal to have multiple generations living in the same house. Interestingly with the economy getting worse there has been a return to this. It really works out well for everyone involved. The older people have someone to care for them and the younger people don't have to carry such a large financial burden. I had a house and my parents stayed with me for about 7 years in early 2000. It was just a practical arrangement. They were aging and I enjoyed the company. If you are living with your parents and they are still treating you like a kid then yes get out of that arrangement because it will do you no good. However if your parents treat you like an adult like mine did then it is no different than sharing a home with other adults.

I came from the fact that kids that became experts at computers and/or gaming have to spend hours and hours every day doing nothing but tending to their systems. When you spend that much time sitting in front of a screen, you tend to miss out on socializing, going outside, and start living in your own little world where you are top dog. Therefore you end up with a pale, fat, unkempt, book smart, and over-confident nerds we've all come to know and love.

 

[D1gger]

I've got two kids, so I have proof I've had sex at least twice

No, I'd say you've got proof your wife had sex at least twice.

 

[Nebor]

No, I'd say you've got proof your wife had sex at least twice.

Lulz.

 

[torpid]

There are large swaths of the country where houses very rarely contain basements. What is the equivalent in those areas? Attic?

 

[Zeze]

is that when this picture was taken?

oh that's right.. it's before you became 'cool'

HAHAHAAH is that what Trident looks like?

HAHAHAHAHHAAHH

+1 basement pimpled faced skinny nerd stereotype on ATOT.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

HAHAHAAH is that what Trident looks like?

HAHAHAHAHHAAHH

+1 basement pimpled faced skinny nerd stereotype on ATOT.

Where does the acne stereotype come from?

I am guessing suffering from acne makes people feel hideous and demoralized. As a result, social interaction is unpleasant and they avoid it, choosing instead to spend their time with more solitary activities, becoming socially retarded and nerdy.

That is sad.

 

[Fritzo]

No, I'd say you've got proof your wife had sex at least twice.

Those kids have all of my goofy features. Can't fake that.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I'm married with two kids. We would love to live with my parents. They have a 5 bedroom house just for the two of them. It would be great. Who cares what people think.

But my father wants nothing of it, and I can understand that. Sucks though because we're struggling a bit with money and a few months with them would really take us out a hole.

 

[HumblePie]

Those kids have all of my goofy features. Can't fake that.

Just means she had sex twice with your brother or father.

 

[ShawnD1]

Those kids have all of my goofy features. Can't fake that.

She drank like an irishman while she was pregnant.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Those kids have all of my goofy features. Can't fake that.

Oh those poor, poor children!