That’s the sentiment I feel like I’m deriving based on scuttlebutt chatter as Dragon*Con approaches. As I alluded to in a prior post, there’s kind of a dour feeling in my small little world as the days tick down towards Nerdi Gras. And it’s coming from two specific parties: people who are part of the costuming community and/or people who for whatever reason, cannot make it to Dragon*Con this year.
But the point remains is that if people aren’t fighting over opinions on what D*C is or is supposed to be, they’re deciding that it’s best if they let their own small little worlds know that they can’t make it, and that they’re glad. It’s not being said, but there’s an implied underlying hint of resentment that they’re not going, and almost as if it’s by result, they hope it’s vastly below-par and less than satisfactory than if it were with their presences.
As for the people in the costuming community that can’t seem to get their heads out of their own asses, I’m seeing a different, albeit no less interesting phenomenon going on amongst those whom are textually sparring. Person A makes snarky remark about a policy. Person B gives their opinion that differs. Parties C-G gives opinions that mirror A, while H-N show up to provide snarky, all-caps esoteric sarcasm rebuttals. I don’t know what usually happens next, because by this point I’m usually hiding the conversation from my wall.
Two hours later, Person B makes a passive-aggressive post on their own wall about how they’re frustrated with an unnamed, yet obvious group of individuals. Person B’s cohorts offer words of agreement and solidarity, and any opposed opinions from Person Z are immediately quelled by Person B’s friends, until the process repeats itself on Person Z’s small little world.
I like to call this “Seeking home field advantage.”
The hypocritical irony about me writing about this occurrence isn’t lost on me either, but only six people read my brog anyway, and I’m pretty sure none of have been so narcissistic to involve themselves in any of the internet fights I’m referring to.
The bottom line is that as it pertains to my small little world, there’s a lot of negative, lot of curmudgeon, and lots of wet blankets being thrown on an occasion that along with myself, thousands upon thousands of other people are looking forward to. I don’t really know why they’re doing it, but I can’t help but look at such behaviors with the internet equivalent of a frown. A legitimate :-/ face.
In spite of the workload I’ve imposed upon myself, I am still looking forward to D*C. It sucks and it’s unfortunate that there are people I would like to see that I will not see, but I do not wish to let a couple of absences sour what I’m hoping is still an entertaining and fruitful convention overall.
