So, in talking to a friend, the subject of Harry Potter came out. She asked me when I first started reading. I told her I never read the books. She in turn said that I should know the movies have a few differences from the books. To which I told her "That's fine. I never saw the movies either".
Obviously this is tantamount to saying I never breathed air before, and she had to know what could have possibly caused this to happen. I told her that there was too much hype around it and it turned me off.
This begins the assumptions anew. I was being a hipster by not wanting to pay attention to it and that I should give it a try.
There are other reasons to not wanting to partake of something popular besides being hipster, contrary, or trying to be cool.
I find hype ruins an experience. Deadpool was a fun little movie. Sadly, I listened to a lot of hype. How it was the funniest movie people have ever seen. How they laughed from beginning to end. How they wanted to go see it again because it was so damn funny.
I got like six good laughs out of the film, and was entertained throughout. BUT. Since I didn't laugh through out, I felt let down. The Hype Around It Made Me Have An Overblown Measure That The Film Failed To Live Up To.
It's not that I'm not interested. Often, I am. I'm interested in Game of Thrones, but with the preponderance of people telling me that I have to read it for over two decades, I want the hype to die down and my expectations to be level to enjoy the books on their own merit.
I'm a geek. By my very definition, I'm not opposed to pop culture. But I get people's tastes are not my own so I don't want an experience spoiled by other's expectations.
I'm sure there are things you're tired of having to explain. Just because you're republican doesn't mean you're against the environment, minorities, or foreign relations. Just because you have faith doesn't mean you ignore science. Just because you're a straight man doesn't mean you want sex with every woman you see. Let it out and debunk some things.
Obviously this is tantamount to saying I never breathed air before, and she had to know what could have possibly caused this to happen. I told her that there was too much hype around it and it turned me off.
This begins the assumptions anew. I was being a hipster by not wanting to pay attention to it and that I should give it a try.
There are other reasons to not wanting to partake of something popular besides being hipster, contrary, or trying to be cool.
I find hype ruins an experience. Deadpool was a fun little movie. Sadly, I listened to a lot of hype. How it was the funniest movie people have ever seen. How they laughed from beginning to end. How they wanted to go see it again because it was so damn funny.
I got like six good laughs out of the film, and was entertained throughout. BUT. Since I didn't laugh through out, I felt let down. The Hype Around It Made Me Have An Overblown Measure That The Film Failed To Live Up To.
It's not that I'm not interested. Often, I am. I'm interested in Game of Thrones, but with the preponderance of people telling me that I have to read it for over two decades, I want the hype to die down and my expectations to be level to enjoy the books on their own merit.
I'm a geek. By my very definition, I'm not opposed to pop culture. But I get people's tastes are not my own so I don't want an experience spoiled by other's expectations.
I'm sure there are things you're tired of having to explain. Just because you're republican doesn't mean you're against the environment, minorities, or foreign relations. Just because you have faith doesn't mean you ignore science. Just because you're a straight man doesn't mean you want sex with every woman you see. Let it out and debunk some things.