Nerdom Rant
#1 reason I haven’t gotten into that many nerdy “fan”-type things (“geeky” shows, video games, comic books, etc.): because I would never get to talk about them with anyone without people being like BUT YOU’RE NOT A REAL FAN YOU HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN EPISODE X OR READ ISSUE Y OR GOTTEN TO LEVEL Z
Sad but true.
People probably think I just have no interest in geeky TV shows or video games or comic books, but actually, I think a lot of that stuff is really cool and fun. I just find the idea of being into it exhausting because of all the work you seem to have to do to make sure that you’re always on top of your shit. So what little I know of that stuff, I never talk about, because I don’t want to set off some dick-waving contest about who’s THE BEST FAN
And back when I was a kid, before nerdom becomes so serious and preoccupied with memorizing all of the facts about all of the things, I actually played tons of games and read tons of Star Wars novels and all this other stuff. But somewhere along the line, people grew up and the meaning of being a “fan” of something nerdy changed completely. Now you get all the “idiot nerd girl” memes and the controversies about “booth babes” and the condescension towards people who aren’t even trying to be THE BEST FAN but who just want to fucking watch a show or play a game they enjoy.
I’m probably missing out on a lot, but I also get to opt out of all that, so I guess it works out.
