• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’ve never understood this rift… I like Star Trek and Star Wars. Can’t we just agree that we’re all sci-fi nerds?

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          11 months ago

          In a galaxy far, far away.

          Literally not in our galaxy. Not in a close one either. Star Trek is, with the exception of 1 episode (?), in the milky way galaxy.

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        11 months ago

        I would agree. I think ‘fan’ would apply to at least being into the lore. I’m not especially into the lore of Star Wars beyond what I see on screen. In Star Trek, I like discussing the lore, the “science,” etc. I’m definitely a fan.

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        Yup. It’s all about magic, swords, princesses, etc. There’s literally light and dark wizards.

        It’s a fantasy series in a Sci-Fi environment.

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          11 months ago

          I mean it’s implied that Q is just from a super advanced civilisation, rather than being innately magic. One of the first things we learn from Q is that he believes humanity has a chance of being a society that will some day be on the same level as them.

          IMO the Q are presented as more of a Clarke’s Third Law (“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”) kinda thing. Think about how the Mintakans view Picard in the episode Who Watches the Watchers - they view him as being a magical, god-like being, due to them looking at him through the lense of a primative society. That’s how the Q are meant to appear to us.

          The Force in Star Wars is never presented that way. It’s literally just a magical force that you can either tap into, or you cannot.

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      11 months ago

      Yes, but I think “FanDom” implies “Fanatical Domination” meaning someone in The “FanDom” of a certain thing is sexually aroused by dominating other with their fanatical following of said thing.

      That’s the only explanation I’ve been able to come up with and I find it hilarious so I’m sticking with it.

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          11 months ago

          My daughter likes going to cons just to look at the cosplay and she never buys anything, so I guess they only conned her out of the entry fee.

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          11 months ago

          And fans are blowhards trying to push their favourite thing on others a spread it further and further.