Something to contemplate over the weekend.
you walk outside, and everything just says “SOON”
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There is a massive winter storm barreling toward us right now, expected to
arrive in the next 18 or so hours. Yesterday, it was unseasonably warm and
stupi...
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DeleteThat was really good -- thanks for posting it.
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fandom = identity => defensiveness => anger/hate
thing makes a lot of sense, unfortunately. Not sure how to derail that process, so long as folks identify so strongly with their fandoms. [ponder] I mean, trying to get people to just behave with some damn civility is a good start, but it's treating the symptom rather than the disease.
Angie
It's a little sad that people take what's supposed to be entertainment so literally.
DeleteSomebody who doesn't like Star Trek isn't going to destroy my sense of self, but I've met some people who take their own ST fandom way too far. It's just a TV show.