It's not like he's overacting. There's people out there like him.
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Reviewers and fans have speculated that Sheldon's personality traits are consistent with a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome and/or obsessive–compulsive personality disorder.
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Along with being a grown up child-genius. A lot of times those go hand in hand, though.
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Despite his intelligence, Sheldon is usually inept in most social interactions. His eccentricities, direct remarks, and demanding nature put him at odds with his own friends and especially Penny. He has a distinct lack of emotional maturity and is often baffled by even the most common social interactions. He not only fails to understand the simplest sarcastic jokes made by Leonard,[18] but also regards Penny's sadness over one of her breakups with blatant confusion.[25] However, recently, he has begun to understand the concept of sarcasm, attempting unsuccessfully to employ it himself towards Penny in the second season,[30] and successfully employing it towards his friends in the third season. Sheldon occasionally uses slang (in a very unnatural fashion), and follows jokes with his catchphrase "Bazinga!". He is not entirely sure how to hug someone, and avoids human contact whenever possible. Despite his egocentricism, Sheldon appears to be somewhat aware of his social ineptitude, particularly his lack of understanding of sarcasm.
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Sheldon is who he is. He isn't trying to be a hipster geek. He likes what he likes. DJ, you say he 'makes nerds look bad'. I disagree. He is himself. In the process, he is thrown into the nerd category. That's just because he's balls smart and has no interest in social relationships, choosing instead comic books and learning. Are you saying he's too smart? Bah. Are you saying he's an *******? That's a given, but it's humorous to see how his nerdy friends react to his social ineptitude and how Penny reacts. There's lots to love here in just analyzing what makes Sheldon, Sheldon.
Basically my point is that there really isn't anything wrong with the character of Sheldon. Entirely believable characteristics, at most a stretch from truth.
All my nerdy friends loved Sheldon and Big Bang when I showed it to them too, but that's because we are all lone wolf nerds as well. I love watching Sheldon shut down almost accidentally get laid by showing off his limited ed. Green Lantern lantern at a party. When he got the girl back home, he was all .. g'night and she was like, "Can't I stay in your room tonight" and he's like "Sure... I'll sleep in the other room, G'night!" Bwahaha.