Current Events > Anyone else kinda get influenced by other opinions?

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I don't quite mean it literally, but you enjoy a piece of media like a movie, game, or whatnot and want to discuss it...but all you see practically is a bunch of complaining. To me, I can ignore it for the most part, but if I see that every time I want to discuss, it drags me down, makes me start nitpicking, and ruin what I otherwise enjoyed.

I've noticed this happening to me a couple times lately and decided to just cut myself off from those discussions because it's not healthy mentally.

nope, i can be rather inflexible that way. not on purpose, just if I like something I like it and if I don't I don't

Nah. I generally don't let people influence me. I can appreciate stuff more, but I generally like or dislike stuff because of my own opinions.

I read and watch a ton of reviews about stuff that I'm interested in, or might be interested in, so I do come across a lot of this. If the sole reason that people are complaining is culture war bullshit, I'm not likely to care - but if there are actual gameplay / monetization reasons, I'm very likely to care.

Like, I cared a lot about a lot of the issues w/ Diablo 4, cuz Blizzard had been on a huge downswing, and it seemed like a legit terrible game, considering Diablo 2 and 3 are still very playable.

Once i got older and more mature, i was able to understand them, but also decide things for myself.

I would have hated Pikmin 4 back in 2005. A bit easy, doesnt follow the original roots of the series, introduces a ton of new characters, and the sense of isolation is gone.

Now I see it as an evolution of the series, a different take on the formula, streamlined and relaxing, and i can play the originals if i want to easily.

It definitely seems like something I have to work on personally. It doesn't really erase my previous enjoyment of something because I do still remember that, but being around constant negativity over something you enjoyed is a bit of a bummer, lol.

I've been realizing that just experiencing things by myself is the best way to handle it without being directly involved in "fanbases."

BakonBitz posted...

without being directly involved in "fanbases."

Theres a reason fan is shorthand for fanatic.

BDSMKane posted...

Theres a reason fan is shorthand for fanatic.

That's true.