Comment on I can be considered Trekkie or just a viewer?
Deebster@programming.dev 2 days agoI’d assume that most people are familiar with the term Trekkie, but would have to use context to figure out trekker (“you like long walls?”)
Whatever the intention, coining/identifying as a separate term suggests someone taking it quite seriously. I just consider them synonyms.
usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
For a time “Trekkie” was seen as derogatory, so “Trekker” was invented by people who didn’t want to be seen as “one of those fans”
The distinction seems to have slowly fallen away, and now I rarely see “Trekker” used at ask.
jalanhenning@dice.camp 2 days ago
@usernamefactory @Deebster The more Star Trek series that someone has seen all of, the more likely they are to call to themselves a Trekkie. https://researchscape.com/consumer-research-2/paramount-subscribers-and-star-trek-fans #StarTrek #Trekkie