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<blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 7320671" data-attributes="member: 27897">Not necessarily &quot;tribal.&quot; I enjoyed the new Star Wars movies precisely because they're based on 'space magic' and are essentially space Westerns, with an almost Buck Rogers esthetic. For that reason I cut them more slack than the new Star Trek movies, which are based in a universe that tries at least to hand-wave science (REVERSE THE POLARITY!!). That's a personal taste thing. Coke vs. Pepsi? I just don't like the taste of Pepsi. I also don't like the taste of the various Diet Coke options. Even tried the latest &quot;Coke Life&quot; (&quot;Sweetened with cane sugar and stevia, with only 60% of the calories!) and almost spat it out. Again, a (literal) taste thing.Are there people who tribalize over things? Sure, but I think they're in the minority and relegated to trolling social media for attention. Most people like what they like. They may defend their likes perhaps a bit too vehemently. When they tell you why you shouldn't like a thing rather than just sticking to why THEY don't like it, that's tribalism.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ryujin, post: 7320671, member: 27897"] Not necessarily "tribal." I enjoyed the new Star Wars movies precisely because they're based on 'space magic' and are essentially space Westerns, with an almost Buck Rogers esthetic. For that reason I cut them more slack than the new Star Trek movies, which are based in a universe that tries at least to hand-wave science (REVERSE THE POLARITY!!). That's a personal taste thing. Coke vs. Pepsi? I just don't like the taste of Pepsi. I also don't like the taste of the various Diet Coke options. Even tried the latest "Coke Life" ("Sweetened with cane sugar and stevia, with only 60% of the calories!) and almost spat it out. Again, a (literal) taste thing. Are there people who tribalize over things? Sure, but I think they're in the minority and relegated to trolling social media for attention. Most people like what they like. They may defend their likes perhaps a bit too vehemently. When they tell you why you shouldn't like a thing rather than just sticking to why THEY don't like it, that's tribalism. [/QUOTE]

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