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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8165076" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>That's only part of the story, from what I've seen.</p><p></p><p>Think of a slightly different context. There are people that like Apple products. And the people that like Android products. Many people don't care a great deal about the difference. Many people do recognize the difference and are able to have rational conversations about it. But on-line, that doesn't happen very often. Instead, you have people shouting at each other (Sheeple, Fandrioids, etc.) about something that just doesn't matter a whole lot. Because it's not really about the products; it's about an identity. There is a whole constellation of beliefs and thoughts and identifications that go into it. It's ... well, it's tribal, at a certain level. </p><p></p><p>It's similar to sports. To someone who doesn't know, or doesn't care, about sports ... fandom seems weird, doesn't it? Why does a fan of the Yankees hate the Red Sox (and vice versa)? It's just different colored laundry ... and it's not like the people even played for those teams! It's identification. It's tribal. </p><p></p><p>It's the same thing here. But it's not just one side; it's the vociferous people on both sides. For the people that partake the most in the conversations, the fight is the thing; often, the "side" you line up is an identification of other markers as well. </p><p></p><p>This isn't some grand debate about diversity of play. This is pure tribalism, expressed in a different way. IMO, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8165076, member: 7023840"] That's only part of the story, from what I've seen. Think of a slightly different context. There are people that like Apple products. And the people that like Android products. Many people don't care a great deal about the difference. Many people do recognize the difference and are able to have rational conversations about it. But on-line, that doesn't happen very often. Instead, you have people shouting at each other (Sheeple, Fandrioids, etc.) about something that just doesn't matter a whole lot. Because it's not really about the products; it's about an identity. There is a whole constellation of beliefs and thoughts and identifications that go into it. It's ... well, it's tribal, at a certain level. It's similar to sports. To someone who doesn't know, or doesn't care, about sports ... fandom seems weird, doesn't it? Why does a fan of the Yankees hate the Red Sox (and vice versa)? It's just different colored laundry ... and it's not like the people even played for those teams! It's identification. It's tribal. It's the same thing here. But it's not just one side; it's the vociferous people on both sides. For the people that partake the most in the conversations, the fight is the thing; often, the "side" you line up is an identification of other markers as well. This isn't some grand debate about diversity of play. This is pure tribalism, expressed in a different way. IMO, etc. [/QUOTE]
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