Poindexter?

I'm pretty sure that nerd is the new punk. Or does everyone already know that? Is this something that was common knowledge because I just figured it out. When and where did it start, I wonder. With Weezer maybe? Or all the celebs that go to Harvard even though they are total dumb asses? Could they have started it. That guy from Offspring who has some kind of legit PhD. Could he have started it?