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).

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

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

[–] jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Improper 4 circle venn diagram. Should look like this

[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Tbf you can't make a proper Venn diagram with 4 circles

[–] Yuyarl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

Rather cromulent Euler diagram, though

[–] hihi24522@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

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

Kink culture / nerd culture: Hentai

Escapism / trauma: Disassociation

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

There are unlabeled overlaps I can't upvote this meme without them being filled

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago

i assume being antisocial