I recently found this channel where the guy does really compelling reviews and explanations of books.
https://www.youtube.com/@QuinnsIdeas
I admit I’m a little ashamed how much I’m enjoying it because part of me is saying “Why are you listening to some dude talk about books instead of reading the books?” But I’m old and kinda lazy and lost interest in character development arcs and relationships and just want to know about the cool high-concept sci-fi ideas and storylines. This guy does a great job of giving me all the sci-fi I’m jonesing for in a short, and visually interesting format.
I heard so much about the Three Body Problem series but just don’t have the time to invest in book series’ the way I used to. But I found his channel and in about 4 20-30m videos got a really good impression of the series’ ideas and stories and just really enjoyed watching. Dude has a great voice for this too and is just a great ambassador of nerddom in general.
If you’ve fallen behind in your reading and don’t expect to have time to catch up- you should check this guys channel out.
The fact that I don’t accept your explanation as a valid reason to judge other people’s media enjoyment doesn’t mean I wasn’t interested, that’s why I asked.
But also I don’t think you really read my post because I said explicitly I “lost interest in character development arcs and relationships and just want to know about the cool high-concept sci-fi ideas and storylines.” Your ‘explanation’ basically just says that’s not okay, so it’s not even an ‘explanation’, just a judgement.
I also said that I see the appeal even if it bothers me but fine have it your way.
“Crack smoking bothers me but I see the appeal.”
Weird to juxtapose your thing with crack but okay. And never say never, right? I just might.
Demonstrating that ‘seeing the appeal’ of something doesn’t cancel out your condescending judgement.
Well sorry about that. I thought I presented it more as me problem than you but obviously I wasn’t clear enough (or probably should’ve just said nothing).