Those types of qualities are extreme , and I would classify them as nerds. I think most of the members here have a balanced life that includes spouses and outside interests.

Meh

High fantasy/sword and sorcery based stuff was always considered really nerdy as well.

Now look...Game of Thrones is the biggest show on TV watched by tens of millions every week.

The only source on that, I have, is a gaming forum I go to where there is, supposedly, an increasing amount of males called NEETs (not in education, employment or training) that well into their 20's and 30's sit in their parents basements, playing video games, spending time on the internet and watching anime with not interest in socializing or leaving the house. Many of them are misogynistic without right hate for women due to the fact that they don't leave the house much and have little social skills but yet blame women when they do try and get turned down.

Just observing from posts and commentary on this site and one discord channel a lot of males have resolved to live life at their parents expense with no real desire to talk to girls (or guys if that be the case) and increasingly think that their flaws are too overwhelming and decide not to improve themselves and immerse more into their hobbies and entertainment.

Of course this is all just from commentary I've read from other's testimony and can't verify it's authenticity. There's this article (sorry I don't know how to change the link text) www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-video-games-jobs-emploment-20160923-story.html that takes about able bodied men who choose not to work, or work minimally and would rather stay home and play video games. It at least as has statistics to back the article.

There's also articles like this www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/201605/why-are-so-many-young-adults-living-their-parents that point to the trend that adults are more and more living with their parents rather than seeking a romantic partner and/or getting married. The trend that seems to vibe with both the parents of these adult children as well as the adult children. Something that many of us here, since most of you are even older than me, would see as a big change in society. While my parents never pushed me out of the house, and I moved out at 20, I could never think of living with my parents unless they couldn't care for themselves. My brother in law's brother was like the only example I can think of where he stayed with parents well into his 30's before he got married.

It is some interesting things to consider when estimating what is it that is bringing adults to spend more to all their time doing "non-adult" things. At least to the point of where the NEET term was coined.

To the OP, naw, I have no care what people think of my hobbies, outside of my wife and kids. As long as they know they are loved and I spend time with them just as much as I spend doing stuff I want to for myself, I am good.

I'm absolutely a geek, with my comics reading and Magic: The Gathering playing and Dr. Who/GoT/Flash/Supernatual/other genre TV watching and Funko Pop figure collecting and obsessive knowledge about most of those topics having.

On the flip side, I've been married for 15 years, have two kids, serve as an Elder at my church, have led Bible studies, have coached youth soccer, and work in a role that requires me to interact with others on a daily basis.

I embrace who I am, all aspects of it, gladly. Other people want to make fun of me for it or stereotype me, they aren't worth my time worrying about, because I'm too busy leading a full and fulfilling life.

Oh, and my older daughter, who turns 12 in three months, is coming along quite nicely in her geekdom as well, while also being an athlete, musician, and active in both church and secular organizations. She just does her thing, and I couldn't be more proud of her confidence in who she is.

I wonder how accurate those stereotypes are?

Maybe I've just spend too much time on the internet -

Not here, you guys are great -

But there are definitely a bunch of comic fans who seem to be working from an infantile mindset - just constantly scared of swjs or whatever- or almost completely divorced from reality. Adults (and I count myself among them) who still put a lot of time and effort into consuming juvenile power fantasies - and I think 99% of superhero comics, even today, are still juvenile power fantasies - might be less capable of functioning as grown ups than the general population.

On a personal level - being way into Spider-man at my age probably means I'm kind of $%^^ed-up.

Comic fans are probably smarter than average, though?

Anyone who thinks I'm like that just because I read comics doesn't know me. And if they don't know me, why should I give a heck what they think?