You have to be trolling. This shit is E V E R Y W H E R E.
If nobody was screeching and wailing like I’m talking about, then why did Todd Howard have to come out and do a goddamned press conference, explaining that the plot of Fallout: New Vegas hadn’t been retconned out of existence?
Have you stopped to think why it affects you so much, that people care so much about lore?
I am not trolling. It just seems like this bothers you a lot, so I figured I’d just give some tips on how I’d handle it. 🤷♂️ Take it or leave it, I guess.
You’re missing the point, on several different levels.
First of all, note that both the nerds in my meme care about lore. Both of them are depicted as having extensive knowledge of the lore, from whatever media they’re talking about. And both of them care about it. The first one, in my opinion the more “traditional” nerd, deals with a potential change in lore by obsessively cataloguing and analyzing the situation. He will likely assume that it’s a mistake that’s been made, and that the fans of the media actually know more about the lore than the writers, themselves.
Sure, that type of nerd isn’t immune to ALL emotionalism, about such changes in lore…but his main concern is maintaining his obsessive catalog of knowledge, then using that armament to win arguments with whoever will listen. If he thinks the changes are bad, he will usually be happy enough to just have that as another thing he can be correct about.
The SECOND type of nerd is a ball of insecure, fragile, cringe-tastic emotion. If the writers make a change to the fictional universe he’s become attached to, he lacks the ability to say “meh. I’ll just ignore that. Maybe it means I don’t really care for this latest iteration of the series, or this TV adaptation. I’ll just hope they do better next time.”
They can’t do that. They melt down and freak out. It’s unseemly, to say the least.
And the thing is, these guys are so loud and obnoxious (and even SCARY) that they’re starting to have an increasing ability to affect the media that I care about. I’m a nerd, too. Keep that in mind. I don’t like seeing my people act like shitheads, and I don’t like the hobbies I enjoy being threatened by whining freaks.
his main concern is maintaining his obsessive catalog of knowledge, then using that armament to win arguments with whoever will listen. If he thinks the changes are bad, he will usually be happy enough to just have that as another thing he can be correct about.
The SECOND type of nerd is a ball of insecure, fragile, cringe-tastic emotion. If the writers make a change to the fictional universe he’s become attached to, he lacks the ability to say “meh. I’ll just ignore that. Maybe it means I don’t really care for this latest iteration of the series, or this TV adaptation. I’ll just hope they do better next time.”
Both of these types of nerd sound insufferable in their own way, in my opinion, to be absolutely frank with you.
Yeah. I agree. Nobody should aspire to be either one of those fucking assholes.
But the new variety is much more likely to ruin stuff. Like I’ve mentioned, there is evidence that producers and/or writers are responding to them. When the oldschool nerd acted smug and sarcastic, nobody paid any attention to his stupid ass. Everyone just went “man, that guy takes fandom waaaaay too seriously” and totally ignored the dipshit.
So, ya know, I prefer that version. The one that doesn’t wreck up the place.
You have to be trolling. This shit is E V E R Y W H E R E.
If nobody was screeching and wailing like I’m talking about, then why did Todd Howard have to come out and do a goddamned press conference, explaining that the plot of Fallout: New Vegas hadn’t been retconned out of existence?
That pressure didn’t come from nowhere.
Have you stopped to think why it affects you so much, that people care so much about lore?
I am not trolling. It just seems like this bothers you a lot, so I figured I’d just give some tips on how I’d handle it. 🤷♂️ Take it or leave it, I guess.
You’re missing the point, on several different levels.
First of all, note that both the nerds in my meme care about lore. Both of them are depicted as having extensive knowledge of the lore, from whatever media they’re talking about. And both of them care about it. The first one, in my opinion the more “traditional” nerd, deals with a potential change in lore by obsessively cataloguing and analyzing the situation. He will likely assume that it’s a mistake that’s been made, and that the fans of the media actually know more about the lore than the writers, themselves.
Sure, that type of nerd isn’t immune to ALL emotionalism, about such changes in lore…but his main concern is maintaining his obsessive catalog of knowledge, then using that armament to win arguments with whoever will listen. If he thinks the changes are bad, he will usually be happy enough to just have that as another thing he can be correct about.
The SECOND type of nerd is a ball of insecure, fragile, cringe-tastic emotion. If the writers make a change to the fictional universe he’s become attached to, he lacks the ability to say “meh. I’ll just ignore that. Maybe it means I don’t really care for this latest iteration of the series, or this TV adaptation. I’ll just hope they do better next time.”
They can’t do that. They melt down and freak out. It’s unseemly, to say the least.
And the thing is, these guys are so loud and obnoxious (and even SCARY) that they’re starting to have an increasing ability to affect the media that I care about. I’m a nerd, too. Keep that in mind. I don’t like seeing my people act like shitheads, and I don’t like the hobbies I enjoy being threatened by whining freaks.
Both of these types of nerd sound insufferable in their own way, in my opinion, to be absolutely frank with you.
Yeah. I agree. Nobody should aspire to be either one of those fucking assholes.
But the new variety is much more likely to ruin stuff. Like I’ve mentioned, there is evidence that producers and/or writers are responding to them. When the oldschool nerd acted smug and sarcastic, nobody paid any attention to his stupid ass. Everyone just went “man, that guy takes fandom waaaaay too seriously” and totally ignored the dipshit.
So, ya know, I prefer that version. The one that doesn’t wreck up the place.
I do get what you’re saying. Can’t help but agree, if this is the case.
Out of curiosity, do you have any examples of stuff you watch that was ruined?