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Why Is Liking Trains A Problem?
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Why Is Liking Trains A Problem?

I started posting my railfan content to the internet. It seems I gain the most trolls on Facebook

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Aug 31, 2023
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I’d like to understand why liking trains is such a big issue. Why do trolls come after me for filming trains? Are these trolls like “How dare someone have a hobby?” Or something.

going to show some of the comments I get from my troll wall of shame.

Surprise, surprise, this is my job since I unlocked monetization on Facebook.

Lots of creator’s job is YT or whatever. If you want Yt as a side thing, that’s your choice. YT, content creation is my only job due to the flexibility it gives me as a chronically ill creator

There are way more but this blog would be a phone book if I listed them all. Why are hobbies frowned upon? Is railfanning THAT underrated? Or is it because I am a femme railfan?

In the other blog post, I said I identify as non-binary. so therefore I use femme. I’ve seen other non-binary bloggers use femme/masc since they don’t identify as a woman/man.

Maybe it’s sexism. Most train channels you see are mostly guys. Just because most guys like something doesn’t mean ONLY guys can like it. I did say I wanna play laser tag, maybe the sexism or whatever is just getting me ready.

I honestly don’t get it. I don’t get what’s so wrong with having a hobby. Even if you don’t understand it.

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