Mordoz 2011-01-27 04:41:09 (Updated 2011-01-27 04:55:00)

oh wow an actual comment. lol thanks.

Cured, huh. Well it is a kind of craze, if you think about it. Humanity tends to go to excess then later excuse its extreme nature by adopting it into its culture. So we have its beginning which may be from Hollywood at its inception. Or perhaps further back to the first president. Anything popular enough collects those who are willing to devote an inordinate amount of time and efforts to exemplify and promote that ideal, goal, person..what have you.

I personally would think if it as an addiction. A kind of social addiction similar to soap operas many women love to watch on television to the silly gay sports many so-called straight men (macho or jock) Any media leads to the formation of fans. Nothing wrong with supporting your favorite thing.

I am just poking fun mostly at the word itself. It is used wrong in the context of supporting a favorite thing in ones life. Its original and as of yet not updated meaning is that of someone who is mentally unstable and supporting something also insane to support. And so the words meaning is expanded to those who have a passion for something in media as well.

So While my rash statement in the title may seem absurd, the mental process is the same for both being a fan of a video game or being a fan of Stalin. The word itself is neutral. So that is not a problem.

So to conclude my long-winded, unintended speech: No cure for those who are deluded and take it to extremes and plenty of cure for those who get tired of things fast. Self-cured. Two different mental processes there. Those who are "fans" and those who are "fanatics"

So there is a potential solution. Separate Fan from Fanatic and make them separate words altogether :-)

Isn't semantics fun? Hahaahaha

-MD

Mordoz 2011-01-27 10:14:25

hah thanks, but why? its all a bunch of rambling nonsense!

I appreciate that you like it though.

My panda-hat is off to you!