The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoIs there something wrong with it?media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1354
arrow-up1354imageIs there something wrong with it?media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareMuehe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·4 days ago You don’t have to have blind devotion to something to be a fan of it. Fan was originally short for fanatic, so it does actually imply blind devotion. Etymologically at least.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoThank god language evolves so that now a fan is someone interested in a thing
minus-squareAbsolutelyClawless@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoIt evolved through the years. The actual fanatics who don’t accept any criticism for their favorite show/movie/actor/singer/whatever tend to be labeled as stans. At least IME.
Fan was originally short for fanatic, so it does actually imply blind devotion. Etymologically at least.
You know I will.
Thank god language evolves so that now a fan is someone interested in a thing
It evolved through the years. The actual fanatics who don’t accept any criticism for their favorite show/movie/actor/singer/whatever tend to be labeled as stans. At least IME.