The problem I run into a lot is when I talk to people who are die-hard-fans of one specific thing and secretly challenges you to a contest of who knows more that ends with them being condescending about your interest in the topic to begin with.
Example:
Hardcore Fan: Hey, you listen to The Beatles?
Me: Oh, I heard a few songs, they're great. I like 'All You Need is Love'.
Hardcore Fan: Just GREAT!? Pfft. All you need is love wasn't even their best song, have you heard Strawberry Fields, now that's a song and blah blah blah blah blah....
Me: ....... please stop.
And these conversations, 90% of the time, ends with the hardcore fan saying, " You're not a true ________," it could be anything from music lover, gamer, whatever. It's very annoying and so pretentious.
Yeah, the cultists always have their idea of what "True" is.
At first I thought it was just heavy metal fans but come to find out, people argue over what is true jazz or even true disco. Now, you KNOW somewhere on the web, people probably argue over what is "true" Christmas music.
There is some music forum I get on and holy crap, that is about 1/2 of the arguments on the forum, junk about the Beatles. Bunch of old geezers arguing about some boy band from 50 years ago. It gets worse than when someone on here creates yet another thread about weird fetishes.
Usually it is best to keep one's interest to him/herself.
IIN for me to be obsessed with one thing?
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I do too.
The problem I run into a lot is when I talk to people who are die-hard-fans of one specific thing and secretly challenges you to a contest of who knows more that ends with them being condescending about your interest in the topic to begin with.
Example:
Hardcore Fan: Hey, you listen to The Beatles?
Me: Oh, I heard a few songs, they're great. I like 'All You Need is Love'.
Hardcore Fan: Just GREAT!? Pfft. All you need is love wasn't even their best song, have you heard Strawberry Fields, now that's a song and blah blah blah blah blah....
Me: ....... please stop.
And these conversations, 90% of the time, ends with the hardcore fan saying, " You're not a true ________," it could be anything from music lover, gamer, whatever. It's very annoying and so pretentious.
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Yeah, the cultists always have their idea of what "True" is.
At first I thought it was just heavy metal fans but come to find out, people argue over what is true jazz or even true disco. Now, you KNOW somewhere on the web, people probably argue over what is "true" Christmas music.
There is some music forum I get on and holy crap, that is about 1/2 of the arguments on the forum, junk about the Beatles. Bunch of old geezers arguing about some boy band from 50 years ago. It gets worse than when someone on here creates yet another thread about weird fetishes.
Usually it is best to keep one's interest to him/herself.