• solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    i love when someone demands that i watch some movie or listen to some music they worship, and get all butthurt by my meh response

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      5 months ago

      I’ve found the problem with this is people over-hyping it. Just casually suggest it with one or two reasons why you like it.

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        5 months ago

        Or do what I do, and downplay it. Sure, nobody ever takes my “suggestions”, but at least they’re never disappointed!

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          5 months ago

          Hey man, lemme tell you about this game Portal: someone belittles you while you shoot a gun that doesn’t even kill people.

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          5 months ago

          Have you ever read one of my favorite books: Project Hail Mary? No? It’s about… uhh… a guy waking up and… hearing a voice. That happens on the first page, and… anything else would be a spoiler.

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        5 months ago

        I tend to go with something along the lines of, “Oh my god, I love [movie]. It’s pretty polarizing/It’s definitely not for everyone, though.” So far seems to set reasonable expectations and I’ve introduced a fair number of people to some movies they otherwise never would have seen and ended up really enjoying.

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      5 months ago

      I mean the last time I did something similar (many many years ago) it just have me a stronger understanding that not everyone has the same experience as me, tastes matter, and that that’s OK. It calmed me down a bit on gushing about stuff.