Pink Floyd is my favorite band. Has been for decades. If you quiz me on the band members or the early albums? Nah not my thing. I love their work but it's not a goddamn trivia contest. They were just some dudes who did awesome work and were in the right place at the right time.
I didn't know what that album was until I saw it for sale for 4$ at the disc store back in 2005 or so... can't say if I was disappointed or not... it's quite a trip to listen to!
"I bet you don't even know the name and story of this obscure character that appeared in the background for 2.7 seconds, so you actually are not a real fan of [name of TV show, movie, book, etc]"
I met a band I really liked, and told them so. Dude got defensive and was like, "Yeah sure... name the album you like!?"
Motherfucker I stream music I don't know album names. It was the first or second one, but now I nothing you. Still don't remember it, now the band name. Vapor
That's really stupid and it also seems to be what some people think.
Just like stuff, you don't have to prove to anyone that you like it by knowing a bunch of trivia. When someone asks you about obscure fact #278, ask them when they last got laid and fucking walk away. Those dipshits aren't worth your time.
You're allowed to geek out or nerd out about anything too. People who tell you to "get a life" for showing your interests and passions are no better than the gatekeepers of fandoms.
My ex was crazy into motorcycles. She would go ballistic when I said I also liked motorcycles and would always turn my head if one was going by. Thank fuck that's over
For example, I hate The Flash. The only two things I know is that he's a mama's boy who breaks the multiverse out of grief, and the actor is mentally ill.
I made the mistake of listening to Twitter. All the rhetoric around the release time convinced me the movie was going to be terrible and full of super weird CGI.
I watched it. It really wasn't. The CGI was only weird when it was fitting for the story. Even the baby in the microwave made sense in context. The movie itself was actually better than the DCAMU's Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (though that's a bit of a low bar because that movie is probably the weakest part of the DCAMU.)
Yes. It was originally an idiomatic overstatement, like how not when people say they “Stan” someone they’re not literally rifling through their bins and sending vials of bodily fluids through the post. Mostly,
I love the Judas Priest logo and Electric Eye, but am just not a fan of metal in general. I have a Judas Priest shirt that feels really unfair to wear, because people will come to me thinking they've found a kindred spirit, but nah, my appreciation is as shallow as a fine fine crêpe
Just don't go all MAGA cult without knowing the basics about democracy and the basic platform differences between republicans and Democrats. That's how we end up with fascism and regret.