Collecting action figures is still niche and will definitely draw some ire. Hell, even adults collecting plushies is a problem for some.
Another classic example is adults who enjoy model trains. “Weird” is about the best you can hope for if people are feeling particularly generous and accepting. Our society loves to judge adults who indulge in any form of fantasy and have not let their inner child die. Personally I think the world would be a much better place if more or even most adults kept in touch with their inner child. I’d rather have joy than hate. But some people are just awful, and a lot of other people who I don’t think are necessarily awful themselves have this herd mentality that compels them to follow these awful people and try to mimic their awful views to fit in with what they perceive to be the herd, somehow without ever triggering any empathy or even having any thought enter their head about the feelings of the people they are mocking, bullying or victimizing. Even I do it sometimes. I try very hard not to, but I know I have.
I’m 28, gonna be 29 this year. My brother is 34 and gonna be 35. I just got back from visiting him across the country and my last day we spent at the Lego store getting a couple sets and messing with the build-a-minifig kiosk.
We did other stuff too, but that was the main reason for going out.
Another classic example is adults who enjoy model trains. “Weird” is about the best you can hope for if people are feeling particularly generous and accepting. Our society loves to judge adults who indulge in any form of fantasy and have not let their inner child die. Personally I think the world would be a much better place if more or even most adults kept in touch with their inner child. I’d rather have joy than hate. But some people are just awful, and a lot of other people who I don’t think are necessarily awful themselves have this herd mentality that compels them to follow these awful people and try to mimic their awful views to fit in with what they perceive to be the herd, somehow without ever triggering any empathy or even having any thought enter their head about the feelings of the people they are mocking, bullying or victimizing. Even I do it sometimes. I try very hard not to, but I know I have.
I’m 28, gonna be 29 this year. My brother is 34 and gonna be 35. I just got back from visiting him across the country and my last day we spent at the Lego store getting a couple sets and messing with the build-a-minifig kiosk.
We did other stuff too, but that was the main reason for going out.