I have enjoyed Gaiman’s writing, also the Sandman show was excellent, but I am glad that in this era that I’m not the type of person to be a fan of anybody. I guess it is natural to ascribe virtue and look up to people who create thing you resonate with, but there’s no reason to think someone who wrote a book is worth praising or emulating other than in the book you liked.

Thrn you realize that alien invasion stories are a (often unconscious) metaphor for colonialism from the point of view of the colonized…

Oh, darn, I guess my social cred in Lemmy has taken a real hit.

Ah, obscure reference humor , definitely not my thing.

How is this a joke? It’s literally just a weak book/movie reference.