MDMRNMe: I'm reading #BLEACH
Them: The #manga series?
Me: Yup.
Them: Dude, that finished like 6 years ago.
Me: Yea, but I want to talk about it now
Them: ...
Me: This seems cool!
Them: ...
mofumofu@mdmrn I don’t like to think in terms of knowledge “gaps” because it slides into the topic of who is a “good” geek or fan and gatekeeping and all that stuff. I prefer to frame it as: I have different interest and not enough time
@mofumofu I get what you mean. And I never mean to use it offensively. I've been calling it a "Geek Gap" for a while of things that I noticed seem to be generally known amongst my geekier friends that I have 0 knowledge of.
Often for me I've found it's less about lack of interest & more of, "I missed this when it came out & not know nothing about it. Wonder if it will interest me."
@mofumofu And, frankly, I've only been using it to reference for myself of things I missed cause of whatever reason (generally being a Dad and having no time) that I was interested in getting to check out eventually.
The biggest one recently was Scott Pilgrim & was so glad to check out that series. Loved it, even if Scott Pilgrim himself was a turd. 🤣
@mdmrn I get you