Exhuminator wrote:Only trying to encourage participation within specifically designed frameworks.
And clearly you enjoy coming down like a sack of hammers on anyone who doesn’t conform perfectly.
Allusion time! Compare the two following superhero costume parties:
Party 1 Host: Hey, welcome to the party Superman! Hmm, Lois Lane isn’t really a superhero, but come on in! Albert Einstein is a historical figure, but sure, why not? And you aren’t dressed at all, but anyway, we have enough fun and drinks for all!
Party Host 2: Your Aquaman costume is non-canonical after it was retconned back in the early 2000s. And he never wore sneakers. Don’t come back until you’re dressed like a
REAL superhero.
(Quibbles about the specific details about superheroes in the example above are missing the point.)
Party Host 2 seems to be forgetting that the point of the party is to socialize in a common interest and have fun. They rage at Party 1 because it’s not a “real” superhero party and if there are no rules then what’s the point, failing to realize that the party is the point.
We’re opening manuals to look and see if a mech is piloted, completely missing that it’s a sprite or model on a tv screen and a detail like that is largely irrelevant. Does Evangelion count, since they’re
not real robots?!?Anyway, I’ve said my piece. I know which parties I’ll attend. I hope yours is everything you hope it’ll be.