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Does anyone else get WEIRDLY uncomfortable about watching or partaking in mainstream fandoms/movies/Tv Shows? (lemmy.world)
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I cannot describe the visceral level of aversion I have to mainstream shit. It doesn't matter if the show is the best thing on earth, if the general public knows about it (And I don't mean the internet I mean the general public) then I refuse to watch or partake in it. I have no idea why and it genuinely kills me to be like this and I have no idea why.

It prevents me from joining most fandoms nowadays unless the fandom is super niche. Things like Hotel Hazbin, Star Wars, The Office, K-pop (in general), Kpop Demon Hunters, most popular anime... WHY. WHY AM I LIKE THIS?? Is anyone else like this? Even people just mentioning "Oh yeah I love One Piece, you should watch it sometimes" makes me go "Oh fuck nah I'm good" as if the damn show was a personal insult. I feel like a stuck-up prick when I do this but I genuinely can't control it, why????

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

Yes, kinda.

I try to avoid mainstream English-language music, the stuff with hundreds of millions or billions of plays, and I try to seek out the smaller, underloved, good stuff, from anywhere in the world, and share that stuff with my friends and at my quiz show. I don’t think I’m a hipster; I don’t gatekeep people away from the music I find and like. I want them to hear it!

If you want to hear some music I’ve discovered recently, I’ll offer up Wishy, Angine de Poitrine, Chase Petra, Kaede Hirata, Suzane, and Fhalomir!

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