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Why is reddit like this about any entertainment media they choose to engage in?

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I recently posted a thread saying The Wire hbo tv series was not to my tastes and that while I recognize it’s artistic merit towards the television medium, i found it boring and slow and preferred shows like The Sopranos and Breaking Bad.

Got a bunch of comments along the lines of “lol u just can’t handle how cerebral it is, why don’t you go watch law and order or something more your speed.”

Being elitist about pop media like TV shows is bewildering to me, but reddit has managed to do i

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:gigachad:

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To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand The Wire.

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Yes, the wire is Equivalent to Faulkner’s As I lay Dying. The reddit goons were right, I’m an idiot.

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your fault for talking about treats on reddit

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posting_proleteriat [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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my slop > your slop

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