No, it's not 42.
And it's not 26, either.
It's this; what's something I do a lot on this blog?
Bitch about people who share my hobbies, that's what.
The Hedgehog's Dilemma For Manga Fans, my distaste of homophobic assfucks who dominate the gaming community, general nerd/geek behavior, I've slammed them constantly.
Why are they like this? Why? Why is it my hobbies that are plagued with elitist conformist shitheads?
I think I finally found the answer. (Thanks to Tropers, yet again.)
There is something very infamous in the fanfic community. I really wished I never had to invoke his name. I don't like naming anyone famous who doesn't deserve my respect. *sigh* I'm about to break that rule.
You know David "Davey Kins" Gonterman? God, the Sonic and Sailor Moon fan inside of me is wretching right now. Well, I found a website that tries to explain what he is. Now granted, this webpage hasn't been updated since May of 2001, so maybe he's not like this anymore. (The optimistic side of me says he's not.) Still, it was an accurate explanation of his behavior for the time.
Now I know Davey is an extreme example, but just look at the pages. (Well, maybe not the one about furries; that's irrelevant to my argument) Much of this is speculation, I know, but I think I finally found the answer to my question of why I can't suffer my fellow fans: because they never emotionally matured like I did. And they prefer fantasy worlds to the real world. They reject reality and substitute it with the reality of a video game series, or an anime series, or whatever is something fantastical enough to live vicariously through. It also explains why most fanfic authors seem to never improve, but that's not the major issue here. The major issue is many of my favorite products of recreation attract people who despise the real world and never matured past a certain age. It would certainly explain the friction that almost always occurs between me and other gamers and other fans of animation. The immaturity thing definitely would explain the continued success of Transformers, third-rate slashers, and the works of Rumiko Takahashi.
It's like this: I'm 24. I behave like how society would expect of a 24 year old, minus the late-night parties full of booze and shitty rock music. A fellow gamer/animation fanatic/whatever else is also 24, yet still behaves like a 14 year old, on a good day. If either of us try talking to each other about anything for an extended period of time, there would just be too much friction between us, and one or the other would simply cut off all connections with the other.
And I can understand the real world not being cool, either. Look at me; I don't have a romantic girlfriend for reasons outside of my control, I don't have a paying job (although that might change once I'm finished with community college), I'm not exactly in great shape, I hate dodging traffic whenever I drive, and there's not very people I can relate too. That's why we have mindless diversions; they're a break from the bad things in life. Running around the Wasteland shooting up giant ants in Fallout 3, seeing cartoony frogs doing silly things in Sgt. Frog, these are things you don't see nor do in the real world, and that's why it's fun.
But remember what I wrote in an earlier entry: life sucks, but life rules, too. For every downside in life, there is also an upside. For every bad thing that's happened to me, I've also had good things: my family, what few friends I have made, my hobbies, eating a delicious meal at the end of the day, finishing the semester with good grades. Because of this, I refuse to shut out the real world entirely.
But of course, I realize that's not gonna get through to the immature hordes out there who think I'm being "naive" for looking on the bright side. There is only one way I can get through to the nerds, the ones who give my hobbies a bad name. I could say something like, "you can't ignore the good things in life" or "Growing up is nothing to be afraid of, nor ashamed of," but I know, you won't listen. To all of you out there, who refuse to like anything popular with "normal people", who hate anything that's dubbed into your native language, who think anyone who doesn't enjoy Final Fantasy 6 or 7 is a "retard," here's my real piece of advice for you:
GROW THE FUCK UP, ALREADY!!!!!!! JESUS FUCKING CHRIST ALMIGHTY! (I'm not even a Christian, and I'm crying out for him.)
