Warhammer and 40k in general is that to me.
I found Bruva Alfabusa’s “If the Emperor Had A Text To Speech Device” series to be a treasure, along with his other videos. I believed they were in the spirit of satire and absurdism which is where 40k started and should have stayed.
Unfortunately, the cultural overlap between online “purge the xeno, purge the mutant” :le-pol-face: and “deus vult” :le-pol-face: is almost a circle when I see it and that sucks.
Games Workshop consumer culture, especially in stores, is especially toxic in my area and I assume that isn’t a one time anomaly. I brought my wife once. Never again.
I also used to be a big Star Wars fan (still enjoyed The Mandalorian for what it’s worth, marketing cringe aside), and that’s one fandom I’m glad I left far behind when its loudest elements became especially reactionary.
Also, I really can’t look at space exploration the same way anymore when there’s so many :melon-musk: worshipping bazinga brains polluting any and all discussion of it online.
Damn, that’s a good question, because I was particularly fascinated by medieval and Roman technology at the same time and both fandoms disappointed and disturbed me when I reached out to share my enthusiasm.
I wanted to talk about Republic-era aqueduct technology and the wonders of Caeserian-era concrete, but instead I got “Carthage delenda est” chuddery.
I wanted to talk about the stirrup, about trade secrets of stained glass, and the ongoing state of the art of castle building century by century, but instead I got “Deus vult” chuddery.
:desolate: