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This is why I don't pay attention to the initial nerd reception

Yeah I have been surprised by my deep diving into NuTrek, since I hated Discovery I just assumed at first it was all crap but most of it really isn't.

I just began watching Prodigy this week and I actually do enjoy it, when I thought I'd despise it. So I hope it continues

I've seen youtubers complain about this but honestly, I don't know where I land on this. I have mixed feelings

Terry Matalas courted them

I noticed that he did exactly this, despite the fact that he isn''t a conservative AFAIK.

Youtube systematically encourages rightwing content both because rich people rely on braindead conservatism to retain their strangehold on society and also because rightwing content is junkfood optimized to cause strong reactions in people and manipulate vulnerable, afraid people.

Damn, couldn't have put it better myself.

Thanks a lot for this breakdown! These are all very good points

A lot of scifi (although forward looking) is driven by nostalgia. People remember reading heinlein, azimov, etc in their childhoods. Nostalgia often comes along with a strong dose of traditionalism. People want to hold on to the old versions of things. Old stories, old ways of doing things.

I've encountered this a lot. When I tell people I like SNW and didnt like Picard Season 3 so much, I get a lot of visceral responses on how Im not a true fan...

Yeah I liked Popcast's deep dives into Star Trek and Stargate, but they're turning into yet another far right "anti-woke" channel, so sigh

I never said all were far right, just that a lot of Youtubers who center around Star Trek or sci fi in general are far right. A lot complained that the Orville went "woke" in its third season, for example. And praised Picard Season 3 for being "unwoke"

I was subscribed to The Popcast until recently.

Normally that's a fine explanation, but these are the types who complain about any liberal message in fiction, yet seem to ignore it in this big case.

Additionally, there is a draw for conservatives to geekdom in general: antisociality and a belief in one’s own intellectual superiority.

That actually explains a lot, thanks :D