One of the worst parts about nerd culture over the last 15-ish years is people caring or arguing or obsessing over the financial side of their favorite things

Not, like, "oh I hope this thing makes money so they can make more of this thing that I like"
I'm talking about like when weirdos start talking about whether Marvel or Avatar deserve the top spot of #1 movie
or whether the PS5 or Xbox Series X|S is selling better

or if Epic losing $300 million matters at all because it's a multibillion dollar company
or hell, even the contingent of wrestling dorks who are obsessed with whether AEW or WWE has more viewers on any given night
just enjoy your damn thing

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