Oh, this rings true for much of (the small part of the world) I see: "Why can I, a middle-aged person with very firm opinions I will defend with the sort of withering sarcasm I learned during the golden era (and only the golden era) of The Simpsons, not make friends who share my exact opinions and tastes, and who do not sully themselves by liking the wrong thing, or by liking the right thing in the wrong way?" (From Mittens @ )