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The nature of gen1ers to be ignorant, hypocritical, and downright irritating is one that is disliked by Pokémon fans around the globe. But what makes gen1ers the most annoying, to me, is their arguments. And it's not so much that their arguments are weak and full of holes, but that in order to counter their argument, you'd have to make it seem like you're against gen 1.
Muk and Voltorb are always bearing the brunt of anti-gen1er arguments, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are disliked. Doduo, Magnemite, and Diglett are also brought up frequently, but at the same time seem to be fan-favorites.
When someone makes an argument against gen1ers, especially stand-alone arguments, such as this video by YouTube user KingRaikou...well, just look at the uploader comments:
People have the tendency to mistake "anti-gen1er" for "anti-gen 1." Why is that? It's in the nature of the arguments. When arguing with a gen1er, the normal fan must bring up negative points about gen 1--all for the sake of the argument. I can't count how many times I've had to remind a gen1er who thinks that, because it has Pokémon based off of inanimate objects, generation 5 has "bad Pokémon" about the existence of Pokémon such as Magnemite and Porygon, only to have someone interrupt with, "Hey, Porygon is awesome! How dare you!" I've thought about having a response saved onto my computer for easy copy access: "I love Porygon, too. Did I ever say anything bad about Porygon?"
Bringing up positive points about newer generations does not work as an argumental tactic because gen1ers tend to be very ignorant and their responses usually run along the lines of, "That's not true because there's nothing good about newer gens because they're new and not gen 1." Granted, those exact responses are perfect proof of their ignorance, but they don't always seem to work in terms of getting your point across to the gen1er themselves.
So when it comes right down to it, the main reason why I dislike gen1ers is because they make normal Pokémon fans say things that make it seem as though they dislike gen 1. I can put up with ignorant people on the Internet, but when they try to tear apart such a wonderful fandom I can't help but dislike them.
Muk and Voltorb are always bearing the brunt of anti-gen1er arguments, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are disliked. Doduo, Magnemite, and Diglett are also brought up frequently, but at the same time seem to be fan-favorites.
When someone makes an argument against gen1ers, especially stand-alone arguments, such as this video by YouTube user KingRaikou...well, just look at the uploader comments:
KingRaikou said:
People have the tendency to mistake "anti-gen1er" for "anti-gen 1." Why is that? It's in the nature of the arguments. When arguing with a gen1er, the normal fan must bring up negative points about gen 1--all for the sake of the argument. I can't count how many times I've had to remind a gen1er who thinks that, because it has Pokémon based off of inanimate objects, generation 5 has "bad Pokémon" about the existence of Pokémon such as Magnemite and Porygon, only to have someone interrupt with, "Hey, Porygon is awesome! How dare you!" I've thought about having a response saved onto my computer for easy copy access: "I love Porygon, too. Did I ever say anything bad about Porygon?"
Bringing up positive points about newer generations does not work as an argumental tactic because gen1ers tend to be very ignorant and their responses usually run along the lines of, "That's not true because there's nothing good about newer gens because they're new and not gen 1." Granted, those exact responses are perfect proof of their ignorance, but they don't always seem to work in terms of getting your point across to the gen1er themselves.
So when it comes right down to it, the main reason why I dislike gen1ers is because they make normal Pokémon fans say things that make it seem as though they dislike gen 1. I can put up with ignorant people on the Internet, but when they try to tear apart such a wonderful fandom I can't help but dislike them.
