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Plain text on a white background, in a serif font: "Extreme fandom may serve as a security blanket for the socially inept, who use its extreme structure as a substitute for social skills. If you are Luke Skywalker and she is Princess Leia, you already know what to say to each other, which is so much safer than having to ad-lib it. Your fannish obsession is your beard. If you know absolutely all the trivia about…

Extreme Fandom Is a Security Blanket for the Socially Inept

A text post says extreme fandom is a social crutch, using Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia as scripted small talk. A pointed jab at Star Wars trivia obsessives.

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Plain text on a white background, in a serif font: "Extreme fandom may serve as a security blanket for the socially inept, who use its extreme structure as a substitute for social skills. If you are Luke Skywalker and she is Princess Leia, you already know what to say to each other, which is so much safer than having to ad-lib it. Your fannish obsession is your beard. If you know absolutely all the trivia about…

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