When I first saw the screenshot below I actually thought it was a troll posting, but then I remembered that there are actually people in the world who define their whole personality and existence based on a single tool/movie/series/comics etc. For these people nothing is more important than their pet obsession. Case in point, we have a person here who’s personality is so one dimensional that the fact that their wife is unimpressed by Vim is enough to consider leaving their wife of 10 years.
My wife was unimpressed by Vim – please advise
I mean I am a geek and I have bored the ears off Jani talking about the work I do. In fact, one of my criteria for a compatible wife (before I married Jani) was that the girl should be a techie so that she can understand what I am talking about when I get excited about things. Then I grew up and realized that the ability to understand tech is not the most important thing in a partner. We both are polar opposites in most things except for the core principles we both live by and that makes/keeps the marriage interesting. She talks to me about Immigration & HR policies and a lot of it goes over my head, but we both support each others interests which is what is needed in a relationship.
I don’t get these people, why would you base your entire existence on a single point/item/thing. The problem is that because they only have this one item that they think makes them special they tend to react badly to people changing it. New people joining the group or even hinting towards liking it as well have to prove themselves to these people as being ‘worthy’ of being called fans.
A constant remark you will hear from these folks is that the change/reboot/continuation has ‘ruined their childhood’. Personally, I don’t think any single change has the power to ruin my childhood because I had so many different experiences and things I did as a child (reading/gymnastics/singing/soccer/mountaineering/family time etc) that even if I don’t like the changes to one of them I can ignore it and go on with my life.
I do realize that not everyone has had a happy childhood and that can cause people to fixate on things, but that is no way to live… Therapy is not just for weak minded people, it is a legitimate tool that helps you. Once you stop trying to fit everything into a single point of view obsessing about things you will find that there are so many more things in the world that you can consume and people you can meet.
Don’t define yourself using a single data point, go out and explore this amazing world we have and have fun in it.
– Suramya