Am I being paranoid?

[BrokenBoy]

I don't wanna read Nietzeche or Chuck Palahniuk or watch Quentin Tarantino movies.

Granted I wasn't gonna read anything by Palahnuik anyways since he's a pretentious jerk but I don't wanna watch anything by Tarantino or read by anything by Nietzeche or Palahnuik until I stop being a teen so I don't become that type of edgy teenage boy who is pseudo-intellectual and thinks that they are deep and browse Reddit on subreddits for idiots like themselves to create an echo chamber about how intellectually superior they are for believing in [Insert political/philosophical ideology here] despite having a very shallow understanding of what it is.

Fans of Tarantino films and Nietzeche and Palahnuik literature are exactly like this. Because of this i don't wanna see any of that stuff before I become an adult because I'm afraid I'll become like them.

Is this paranoid?

 

[LadyBird84]

All of the internet is an echo chamber when you think about it like that. It's very hard to stumble across things that clash with your point of view because it's in the best interest of social media etc for us to find things we like (and 'like').
There are probably people in every ideology who feel superior. I don't think it's the ideology to blame, I think it's the people.
Personally I like Chuck Palahniuk. I think Fight Club is amazing.

 

[Crossbreed]

Is this paranoid?

It just means that you find them distasteful. That is okay.

 

[Fino]

It's a common fallacy.

A couple other examples are:

Vegans/vegetarians are noisy and combative.

Christians/other religions are preachy and pushy.

When the behavior observed is, in it's nature, public, something we're forced to notice, then every member of those groups that partakes in the behavior will inevitably be noticed. So, every individual partaking in said behavior is noticed and it becomes that all, or almost all, of the members of these groups that we know of are the ones whose behavior is inherently drawing attention.

There's probably a simpler way to explain this, but I don't know it.

All I'm saying really is that there are plenty of fans of the three you mentioned that do not behave in this way, but you don't notice them because their lack of noticeable behavior renders them invisible.

I'm currently reading Neitzsche, have seen many Tarantino films, which are the only violent movies I'll watch (I close my eyes a lot), but I've never heard of the third one you mentioned.

But you didn't know I read Neitzsche, or that I read philosophy at all, and you didn't know I liked Tarantino films, until you brought it up.

Watch and read what you want to and don't think it makes you better. Because it doesn't. Do it because you enjoy it. And if you don't enjoy it, stop doing it.

Then you'll be fine.

P.S. Nietszche is a whacko! Holy moly!

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

I read Nietzsche (not a fan), generally enjoy reading and debating philosophy, and have enjoyed a few Tarantino films. And yet, I have never been on reddit and dislike echo chambers; I prefer to have an interesting discussion with someone I disagree with over having my own opinions reflected back at me.

Read whatever you want. It is perfectly ok to not enjoy philosophy. If they're not your thing, don't engage with them. Watching a Tarantino film is not going to brainwash you into being 'edgy' or whatever it is you are worried about.

 

[Bolletje]

I like Tarantino, Palahniuk and Nietschze, but that doesn’t compel me to pester others about it. It’s not a curse that affects you the moment you view their work.

 

[china autie]

You do not have to read or view anything you do not want to, whether others get your reasons or not.

I think though there is something about the idea of not becoming a fan that is caught up in the masses.

You are you. And I believe in you.

 

[Catana]

Not paranoid -- short-sighted. There is nothing inherent in any author or director that requires you to become an intellectual snob. Reverse snobbery is just as bad -- avoiding or disliking something merely because you don't like the people who like those authors and directors. Do you seriously believe that the people you see on forums are representative rather than a self-selected subgroup? That's stereotyping. By the way, it wouldn't hurt to learn the correct spelling for the authors you are afraid will infect your mind.

 

[Nervous Rex]

Fans of Tarantino films and Nietzeche and Palahnuik literature are exactly like this. Because of this i don't wanna see any of that stuff before I become an adult because I'm afraid I'll become like them.

Is this paranoid?

No, it's not paranoid. At most, it's just you deciding what kind of person you want to be.

I tend to take the same approach to Star Wars and Star Trek, because I don't want to be a stereotypical Fanboy. But if I avoid it because others like it, doesn't that make me a hipster instead? Out of one stereotype and into another.

As others mentioned here, those are just stereotypes. You can read/watch something and enjoy it without falling into the stereotype.

 

[Judge]

Because of this i don't wanna see any of that stuff before I become an adult because I'm afraid I'll become like them.

Is this paranoid?

Paranoid? No. In fact, your very concern of such a thing indicates some sense of vigilance here. In other words, give yourself a break. You're stronger than you think. Weaker persons of less moral character wouldn't bother to even ponder such things.

In this instance you're just another Aspie overthinking something. Take a number. I do that all the time.

I'm fascinated by authoritarian mass movements, and all the evil deeds that go with them. Even studying them in quite a formal manner. Which reflects a strong and perhaps morbid sense of curiosity. However it doesn't make me, nor do I consider myself a bad person.

If anything being knowledgeable of such things gives me great perspective in being wary of such schools of thought. Where I often try to avoid ideological thinking altogether. The point is that just because you might be exposed to something odious doesn't inherently mean you are doomed to become as such. Have more faith in yourself.

 

[Loren]

I don't wanna read Nietzeche or Chuck Palahniuk or watch Quentin Tarantino movies.

Granted I wasn't gonna read anything by Palahnuik anyways since he's a pretentious jerk but I don't wanna watch anything by Tarantino or read by anything by Nietzeche or Palahnuik until I stop being a teen so I don't become that type of edgy teenage boy who is pseudo-intellectual and thinks that they are deep and browse Reddit on subreddits for idiots like themselves to create an echo chamber about how intellectually superior they are for believing in [Insert political/philosophical ideology here] despite having a very shallow understanding of what it is.

Fans of Tarantino films and Nietzeche and Palahnuik literature are exactly like this. Because of this i don't wanna see any of that stuff before I become an adult because I'm afraid I'll become like them.

Is this paranoid?

It doesn't seem paranoid from my perspective. It appears that you have a mind of your own, and simply wish to remain genuine/authentic.

 

[tducey]

People have different tastes. I don't like bacon. Like what you want to like, that's all.