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copd@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’ve never understood it, but there’s a lot of gatekeeping when it comes to older products. Some people think they have more rights to enjoy a product they knew existed for longer and it’s really strange behaviour.

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Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I see a lot of younger people wondering why so many people my age liked this or that and it helps to have it in context. Like “what’s so great about half life? Every shooter ever is like that!” Ah, but you see, my young friend, that’s now. Everything is like Half Life because Half Life changed the landscape.

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- prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Basically, the “Seinfeld is not funny” trope (insert TVTropes link and disclaimer)
  
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  - Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    To be fair, Seinfeld is not funny. Never watched it live, tried to watch it recently starting at season 1, horrible.
    
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    prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Cool story. What a fresh take that nobody has seen before lol
    
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agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s not gatekeeping, but a frustration about a new generation coming to an obvious conclusion, that they already had.

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- copd@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Why do people get frustrated about that? Someone is experiencing something for the first time, it’s the circle of life.
  
  I’m in my mid 30s and my wife bought a record player during the revival of records last decade. Do you think older generations than me found that frustrating? Personally I think it’s fascinating to watch technology go full circle generation by generation
  
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  - webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Interesting discussion to have witnessed as an outsider.
    
    Is an article written for a a writers expression or a readers enjoyment. (Both?)
    
    I dont think they where frustrated with the writers enjoyment but rather disappointed that the article was a first discovery opinion rather then a veterans rediscovery from a modern point of view which would have been more useful to reflect their own opinion and thus be more personally entertaining.
    
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    copd@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Great analysis, you’re got it spot on there. It’s frustration from learning nothing new from something they thought would be interesting. That probably all boils down to bad the title of the article not being descriptive enough.
    
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