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[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 57 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I find it laughable that you think that geeks weren't exactly as messy about every fandom update. 25 years ago Star Wars caused public meltdowns. I was there, where grown men cried, in public.

[–] jaspersgroove@lemm.ee 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah there was no shortage of people acting like the Star Wars franchise had been utterly ruined by the prequels and the OT special Edition back in the day. Same thing is happening now with the sequels.

It’s true what people say, “nobody hates Star Wars as much as Star Wars fans”.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

"You Star Wars fans sure are a contentious people"

"You just made an enemy for life!"

[–] andrew_s@piefed.social 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One could argue that it's the same nerds. The difference isn't generational, it's the forums for discussion. Modern platforms offer more validation (in the form of echo chambers) and monetisation in response to over-reacting to this kind of stuff.

[–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com -5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I did start to mention that possibility. The meme doesn't really specifically state that it's a new crop of people, and I do actually suspect it's a mixture of older nerds who have gone insane and newer nerds who started out insane.

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Byoomf@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They were the same as they've always fucking been, you're just older and have a better capacity to both notice it and be tired of it, so now you see it more and have a bias because of that.

Before the internet was big we had shitloads of counter monkeys hanging out at the comic shop willing to do either one and sometimes both of these to anyone who would, or had to, listen - with the most likely person being the dude working at the comic shop. Nerds have been doing this shit over comics alone for decades.

[–] BoxerDevil@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

The only difference now is that we have a medium that can instantly spread our view across the globe

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

...what?

Where are you seeing this kind of reaction?

Is the complaint that young nerds nowadays can't figure canon out or they whine about it more?

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Canonicity debates? Laughs in C0da

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm sure if the internet existed at the time, there would be plenty of things to find on the wayback machine of nerds in the 50's complaining about DC taking away Superman's exhaustive list of super powers and making it a more manageable, consistent set. Or turning Batman from a light-hearted detective series into whatever it is today.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I hate canon debates.

“So which of these two adaptations actually happened?” …NEITHER of them. They’re fiction, man. Even most writers are making it up as the go.

[–] Renacles@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

But the board said 2277!!!!!

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

That's nothing new my friend.

[–] rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

Who cares about canon, just make your own. Star Wars episodes 7-9 are not canon for me.

[–] Pm_me_girl_dick@lemmyf.uk 2 points 6 months ago

Yes! Equestria girls is officially canon. Fucking deal with it.

[–] vfye@toast.ooo 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 months ago

72 percent of them were on purpose.

[–] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

Chewbacca dies saving people on an exploding planet.