User blog comment:Serza5/Elitist/@comment-12633677-20140517035144

Whenever I'm into something, I have to know everything about it. Personality flaw, yeah. Like when I was super into video games two years ago, I read two monster books on video game history, practically lived on game news sites, and amassed a bookmarks collection of maybe 300 video game music tracks. So with Vocaloid, I'd known about it since 2011, but I only got addicted in early 2013.

The hardest part about the Vocaloid franchise and culture is that... it's huge. There are thousands upon thousands of songs, perhaps a hundred well-known producers, and over 50 Vocaloids. It's mind-blowing, and unless you're a total nerd you're just going to learn as you find new stuff. That's just how most people are. You can't join a fandom and be expected to known everything.

The majority of fans only know about the popular stuff... because it's popular. And there's nothing wrong with popular stuff. Why would people go into the wild jungle of obscure Niconico videos to find songs by obscure Vocaloids when there are tons of great songs sung by Miku at their fingertips on the YouTube suggestions? People also find their own niches, like, my sister was addicted to creepy Vocaloid stuff a couple years ago. It's not as much about being shallow as about people just finding stuff they like. They're casual about it.

You can't force things on people, so if you want to show them a song by an obscure Vocaloid just do it casually, and they just might enjoy it. It's all for fun, and in reality it doesn't really matter that much.

So... I'm rambling. Sorry. Anyway, don't get to annoyed at new fans who don't know everything about the culture. If they want to, they'll learn, and if they're spouting out "galaco is just a modded SeeU" or "Miku was the first Vocaloid" or that sort of nonsense, just politely show them the light of truth. Be casual about it. Know-it-alls aren't fun. D: