andrew_bidlaw comments on Nerds of equal standing.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And Cons are about conning people into buying fan merchandize and provide a free advwrtisement in a form of cosplay.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My daughter likes going to cons just to look at the cosplay and she never buys anything, so I guess they only conned her out of the entry fee.

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[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And fans are blowhards trying to push their favourite thing on others a spread it further and further.

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