I'm probably guilty sometimes, but I'm usually on the other side of the fence. Not only do I hold contrary opinions, but I staunchly oppose gatekeeping in fandoms. My views on Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Star Trek (TOS-the reboot, so everything), Lord of the Rings and Joss Whedon all carry the death sentence in some parts of the web. Oddly enough, I only don't like one of those things (LotR). My views on some franchises are fairly mainstream, though (Star Wars is a great example).
When it comes to music, I can sometimes be snobby, but I don't really care what people are listening to unless they make me listen to it. Or they're listening to Nickelback[footnote]A joke, for the record[/footnote].
When it comes to other stuff...eh. I mock Apple sometimes, get called both a PC elitist and a console casual while championing neither, I like Android phones but don't give a crap what you use, and the only thing I dislike about not sharing gaming interests with friends is that I often feel left out of the conversations. A month or two ago, a couple of my friends were going on about The Binding of Isaac, and I sort of wanted to play it just for the frame of reference--even though I have previously reacted to it with a resounding MEH. See also: Undertale, which several people I know absolutely love, but Jim's preview of led me to the conclusion I shouldn't bother. Same's kinda true the other way around--I wish people enjoyed [Game X[] because I'd like to talk about it, but I don't have a problem when people don't.
When it comes to music, I can sometimes be snobby, but I don't really care what people are listening to unless they make me listen to it. Or they're listening to Nickelback[footnote]A joke, for the record[/footnote].
When it comes to other stuff...eh. I mock Apple sometimes, get called both a PC elitist and a console casual while championing neither, I like Android phones but don't give a crap what you use, and the only thing I dislike about not sharing gaming interests with friends is that I often feel left out of the conversations. A month or two ago, a couple of my friends were going on about The Binding of Isaac, and I sort of wanted to play it just for the frame of reference--even though I have previously reacted to it with a resounding MEH. See also: Undertale, which several people I know absolutely love, but Jim's preview of led me to the conclusion I shouldn't bother. Same's kinda true the other way around--I wish people enjoyed [Game X[] because I'd like to talk about it, but I don't have a problem when people don't.
Kinda makes me glad I'm neither. <.<Casual Shinji said:It's a natural human response.