• Wumbologist@lemmy.world
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      Right, but the point of the OP is that you don’t have to learn everything about something if you like it. You still can if you want to

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      You’re allowed to geek out or nerd out about anything too. People who tell you to “get a life” for showing your interests and passions are no better than the gatekeepers of fandoms.

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      That’s fine, just understand other people are allowed to like those same things without knowing everything about them.

      • The Barto@sh.itjust.works
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        I don’t want to share what I know about the stuff, I’m like a nerd knowledge dragon, hoarding my knowledge in a cave so no one else can see it.