There may be something to that. There are a lot socially underdeveloped people out there.
Another element that it seems like I see often in fandoms: that being a seeming inability to like something or extol the virtues of something on it's own merits. Personally, I far prefer to read about "I love show X because so and so is a wonderful character and the writing moves me, or amuses me or etc., etc." to "Show X is so good, not like show Y which sucks and has much worse writing and acting, etc. etc." Of course it's perfectly acceptable to dislike any show and/or to compare any show unfavorably to your favorite one. I don't object to the idea in and of itself. Where it becomes tiresome for me is when a pattern emerges of praising one thing by constantly tearing down something else. Or when an unwritten rule seems to arise that if you like a particular thing, then you're not allowed to like or appreciate the perceived rival to it.
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Re: What an evening . . .
Date: 2006-08-16 06:45 pm (UTC)Another element that it seems like I see often in fandoms: that being a seeming inability to like something or extol the virtues of something on it's own merits. Personally, I far prefer to read about "I love show X because so and so is a wonderful character and the writing moves me, or amuses me or etc., etc." to "Show X is so good, not like show Y which sucks and has much worse writing and acting, etc. etc." Of course it's perfectly acceptable to dislike any show and/or to compare any show unfavorably to your favorite one. I don't object to the idea in and of itself. Where it becomes tiresome for me is when a pattern emerges of praising one thing by constantly tearing down something else. Or when an unwritten rule seems to arise that if you like a particular thing, then you're not allowed to like or appreciate the perceived rival to it.