Well yes I'm a nerd.
A true nerd. Of that generation that he was lucky enough to be born with an 8bit computer next to the big bed in his bedroom. Of those nerds who have seen the web arriving like a high-speed train from afar. Always been proud of that definition that was mocked and reproached in those years for not living life, not playing sports and being totally awkward and awkward with girls. Stereotypes of those years all enclosed in a beautiful film, at least it was for me then, entitled la Revenge of the Nerds with robert carradine which somehow gave us vigor and consideration. We were the underground of those nineties, ready for the transition from analogue to digital that already in the mid-80s arrived in the lives of many. Today certainly reinvigorated in the collective imagination by more modern definitions such as geek and supported by television series such as "The Big Bang theory" or Mr. Robot. Reminding us that Musk, Gates and Bezos are among the most famous nerds in history. Jobs did not consider himself such or perhaps he had decided not to consider himself such, unlike his partner Wozniak. Someone wrote in unsuspecting times "Nerds conquering the world" and today our story continues, that world that we had thrown down with bytes, modems and floppy disks is now exploring incredible frontiers that make me proud like the Metaverse and NFTs .
I had also started writing a book, then stopped as often happens to me. Ideas come and fly away quickly and that of a book I still can't put it into practice. Yet even in this case I have everything ready, from the basic idea, to the characters, the central story and obviously the ending. Yes, the ending. My ideas related to writing always start with a basic idea and a name and then end up immediately at the grand finale.
Now that we talk about the Metaverse and many themes that re-propose that culture at least for nostalgics like me cyberpunk and underground by Gibson and Sterling, I thought I'd leave an imprint of my little world in my very modest blog by heart for the huge network. Below you will find the synopsis, the first chapter and the ending of a true story even if a little fictional of what I would have liked to write but it is said that one day I won't try again.
The ending tells what I felt that day when together with many of the comrades of the movement we had created ten years earlier we decided to go to the cinema to see MATRIX. Unlike today, films in the cinema were driven by a strong analogue word of mouth but on the net, in the forums and in Mirc's rooms there were some comments and everything that was said around the film was the premise for a story that would have left a lasting impression sign, at least in our community of nerds and techno humans digitized for passion. We wanted to indulge in memories and so it happened: “On the screen the word END. And we were done too! a new era was beginning and information technology would emerge from his ghettoised neighbourhood. The dot-com bubble was about to burst and we were in it armed with new dreams which, however, had nothing to do with those of us kids anymore. We felt new truths within us and saw everything running faster than we were able to perceive. We were already old. We were 25 and a new story was beginning to be written.”. And so be it.