The Picard Maneuver to simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 4 months agoIs there something wrong with it?media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageIs there something wrong with it?media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver to simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-square@Muehe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months ago You don’t have to have blind devotion to something to be a fan of it. Fan was originally short for fanatic, so it does actually imply blind devotion. Etymologically at least.
minus-squareAbsolutelyClawlesslinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months agoIt evolved through the years. The actual fanatics who don’t accept any criticism for their favorite show/movie/actor/singer/whatever tend to be labeled as stans. At least IME.
minus-square@ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months agoThank god language evolves so that now a fan is someone interested in a thing
Fan was originally short for fanatic, so it does actually imply blind devotion. Etymologically at least.
It evolved through the years. The actual fanatics who don’t accept any criticism for their favorite show/movie/actor/singer/whatever tend to be labeled as stans. At least IME.
You know I will.
Thank god language evolves so that now a fan is someone interested in a thing