Pseudo-Maturity and the Pop Cultural Stereotype of the Nerd

Previously I remarked the identification of "coolness" with pseudo-maturity--and the pop cultural stereotype of the "uncool" nerd with the opposite, someone who was in various ways less mature than they were supposed to be at their age, rather than more, appearing physically and socially underdeveloped compared with their peers given their social awkwardness, their lack of worldly experience, their being more attached to the "things of childhood" (which so many associate with "geek culture" or "fandom"), etc..

Still, there seem to be other dimensions to the matter, with the stereotyped nerd sometimes displaying pseudo-maturity themselves--but in "uncool" ways. Thus do bad movies and TV shows have them wearing ties at schools where this would not be part of the dress code, evoking not what is fashionable with adults but what is associated with the world of work, the price one pays for adult privileges rather than the privileges themselves. Indeed, such TV and film presents them wearing their pants pulled up to their chests--not like even working adults, but the elderly who seem laughable to adults younger than themselves. Thus the nerd has their own pseudo-mature adult imitation, just the "wrong" kind from the standpoint of their cooler peers.