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Fan Myopia
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Fan myopia is when fans of a work project their opinion and viewpoint of that work onto the general populace. That might be accurate for their circle of fans, but it's very rarely applicable to the rest of the world. To put it another way, it's when a fan fails to understand that not everyone likes the work as much as they do. It's usually a manifestation of embarrassing Fan Boy behaviour, where the fan cannot fathom that other people might not think of the work like they do. There's no room for differing opinions, no room for "casual fans", and certainly no room for non-fans. Sometimes, though, the opposite happens — the fans underestimate outside enthusiasm for the work, thinking that they're the only ones who have ever heard of it (and that makes them special). Either way, it's a self-serving way to think about it — they're part of the fandom, and thus they're cooler and better than everyone else. It can even happen within a fandom, where a subset of the fandom projects their views on the work to the fandom as a whole. This often happens when the sub-fandom sees their own subtext in the work and insists on it. Given the things fandoms like to focus on, this usually leads to shipping wars. These kinds of fans cannot fathom the concept of a fan, even a die-hard one, not accepting the idea of Fanon (or indeed, of Shipping). It also creates issues where there is more than one version of the work — e.g. a film adaptation, or a foreign translation that's not exact — and a sub-fandom considers their version definitive and is unaware of (or disdainful of) the existence of any other version, even the "original". Fan Myopia is exacerbated by the Internet, which is very good at connecting people with narrow fields of interest and creating an echo chamber — if you can spend all your time talking only to people who think the same way you do, it becomes natural to assume that anyone you might encounter elsewhere will also think this way. Without exposure to competing viewpoints, it becomes difficult to gain a handle on one's own opinions, even if you try. Age is also a factor — people tend to be unfamiliar with works that came before they were born, and they tend to think their favourite works are more groundbreaking and revolutionary than they really are. Naturally, this is not limited to individual works; it can apply to whole genres and media as well. There are a lot of different ways to get your fill of tropes. A Sub-Trope of Opinion Myopia, the more general phenomenon of a person believing that everyone else shares their opinion about something. See also Fan Dumb, the natural consequence of Fan Myopia, which usually comes from total loss of perspective about the importance of one's favorite work. |
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Assuming the creators are as knowledgeable about the work as they are — or, to put it another way, that they obsess over the details to the same degree. Think of the fans in the Saturday Night Live "Get a Life!" sketch, who are appalled that William Shatner doesn't remember the combination of a safe his character opened on Star Trek. | |
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Using jargon from a work that makes it impossible for anyone to understand the example if they're not already familiar with the work. Don't assume that, for example, "Use Pudge's hook from the jungle at a top-lane carry using his ult for an epic gank" makes sense to everyone (or for that matter, anyone). | |
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