Unpopular opinion: gatekeeping trivia is actually pretty lame

I was reading an old issue of 'Wizard' magazine from 1998 and saw a fact about how many times Wolverine's claws had been broken. It was just a random, pointless stat. I realized a lot of fans use that kind of obscure detail to test if you're a 'real' fan, but it doesn't actually make the stories better. Has anyone else felt pressured to memorize trivia just to fit in at a shop or con?

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charles_coleman1h ago

That's not really gatekeeping though...