Well, yes, nerds are becoming increasingly more in style. Being nerdy, liking nerds, it all seems quite a positive outlook for the likes of nerdkind, for the foreseeable future. Thankfully, passing knowledge of pop culture, random trivia, psychology, philosophy and mythology also count.
Though, while America is the land of opportunity, we still have our share of problems, too. Only we're too busy trying to set examples and trends for other nations, to let them set examples and trends for us.
(BTW: Wonder_Drow, are you American? I kinda have the feeling you are, but I'm just checking.)
“…Judge not what a man has done, but judge what he could have done if he was a different bloke altogether. For art thou a leper? And a leper can changeth his spots…” --Rudy Wade, Misfits (Series 4, Episode 8)