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- Nerds prioritize intelligence over popularity, leading to their unpopularity in American secondary schools.
- Popularity requires constant effort and attention, which nerds lack due to their focus on intellectual interests.
- The school system is flawed: it lacks real purpose, resulting in a social hierarchy based on popularity rather than meaningful achievement.
- Teenage unhappiness stems from the artificial, purposeless environment of schools, not inherent hormonal changes.
- Nerds should recognize that school is temporary and that the real world values intelligence and real accomplishments.
- Understanding the situation can help nerds cope, and the system has the potential to be changed.