To me, it doesn’t seem like people with similar opinions hate Comic-Con. It seems like they hate themselves for being sucked into the frenzy and pulled into the media-pushed events. I believe in evolving beyond elitist nerdom to let in the wash of cultural acceptance. Hold onto the things you treasure and take solace that you were a nerd when being a nerd wasn’t the big thing.

I always look at it this way, like NYCC, like any indie, punk or metal band that releases a fifth LP that suddenly sounds “different”, like SDCC as compared to any other cultural phenomenon. SDCC is growing and changing and as such our culture is maturing into something bigger and better. I can’t hate that. I don’t know who genuinely could.

Now, re: the above comment: I have to heartily second @anon76′s comparison of Techland vs. Nerd World! I don’t want to hijack the thread, but I’ve kept silent for too long, thinking it was just me. I get it’s inevitable–Lev’s too busy, money, blah blah…The fact of the matter is I obsessively refreshed the browser for NerdWorld & felt connected even when the topic was some piece of tech I had no interest in. Now, I barely glance at Techland, and usually only for Lev’s contributions. OK, I better stop, because complaining is a waste of time.

Actually, the suckage you describe is similar to how I feel about Techland vs. Nerd World- the latter was an intimate affair which nicely conformed to my considered opinion on what it was like to be a nerd (with the obvious huge omission of BSG). This place does have good bits, but overall there’s just too much going on for the casual web browser to parse wheat from chaff.

So, suddenly SDCC is looking good, amirite?

You could start your own comic panel and invite only those pre-approved nerds. Add AC, free water, and if the press show up to make a story, punch them in the face for making up a 2 minute story on the evening news! That will show them! ;)