As a member of several online communities, there is one thing that grates on me like sandpaper: elitism, the sad need of insecure, obnoxious people to proclaim that their opinion on something is actually rooted in fact; that somehow, simply because they personally prefer something, that makes all alternatives lesser. For example, far too often I see fans of the same video game series (from Fallout to Final Fantasy) in petty, childish fights with each other over whose favourite is clearly superior. I’ve even seen so-called “fans” of musicians actually declare that the artists should kill themselves for daring to make new music that said asshole didn’t care for.
We are all allowed our own feelings and opinions — individuality is a good thing, not something to belittle or try to make others feel foolish for (let alone condemn them to death). So to all the pretentious elitists out there: get over yourselves. To everyone else: if something moves you, inspires you, helps you somehow, makes you feel in any capacity, then love it, own it, and don’t give two shits if some jerk tries to make you feel like you shouldn’t.
