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    9 hours ago

    The missing overlaps on this representation of a Ven diagram are:

    Kink culture / nerd culture: Hentai

    Escapism / trauma: Disassociation

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      14 hours ago

      at the intersection of escapism, nerd culture, and kink culture is ERP in WoW

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      12 hours ago

      Am furry can confirm this is kinda how it works lmao. Furries can also be massive nerds, but the horny and trauma can overshadow the nerd-outs (edit: the horny and roleplay help deal with the trauma).

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    15 hours ago

    How does anime fit into trauma?

    I suppose in the broad sense the japanese turned the horrible things that happened to them in history into supervillains to beat up for catharsis, but that seems beyond the scope of a shitpost meme