This happened to me yesterday. There was a discussion thread on whether Attack on Titan is on par with great literature. I personally agreed with the sentiment and I explained in a comment, why I think so. I got downvoted because it was counter to generally accepted stance in the comment section. I was just trying to foster discussion. They didn’t even argue against my views, just downvoted me. But, I guess that is internet for you, people don’t want to have discussion. Most people are just seeking validation for their views. I am sure I am guilty of it too.
Translation: “No because I wanna feel superior for having that interest.”
I don’t necessarily want to feel superior, I think I just like when my communities are small and it’s a genuine rarity to find someone that likes, for example, the same subgenre of music. Finding someone that likes techno (for example) isn’t rare anymore, so it’s not a special event, y’know?
And you wanting to avoid having niche interests is your desire to feel, ah so normal?
It’s cool if other people have the same hobby/ interest, but just like, somewhere else please. I’m far too particular/ special about the things I like and how I do them that if anyone tries to participate but can’t match or fit with my weirdness, then it just becomes a stressful, frustrating, anxiety inducing, not-fun time.
Clarity Edit Cause Me Dumb-Dumb and Words Hard: I’m saying everyone gets to have their own little bubbles. I’ve found that I usually need to stick to my own bubble, but the rest of yall can and absolutely should choose what to do with your bubble, especially sharing it if that works for ya. I don’t actually want anyone to physically be somewhere else. Well, I mean, I do, but not in a mean way and I can do the moving.
you need to be the one enjoying the hobby somewhere else, if this is the case
I mean, yeah, this is exactly what I’m trying to say, lol.
We can all have our own little comfortable spaces to enjoy our things and should be able to choose how we share a space. I just generally like people to stay out of my spaces because otherwise it tends to become an uncomfortable place unless I’m with specific people. I would never ask anyone else to change their behavior or edit their spaces just to accommodate me being weird. That’s not fair to them, and I know that I’m the probably-autistic idiot in the room.
I guess your comment’s POV, being framed coming from someone who didn’t like people trying to participate with them in their hobbies, lead me to perceive the position being from someone out in the social spaces of their hobbies, where something like that can happen, rather than something like at home, alone, doing their thing.
I guess my point is that the way the comment was worded seems to create the opposite setting of what you were trying say?
For real
Also, I liked it first btw 😆
