>>150984012
This is why people liken it to trainspotting and why so many of the people heavily invested in the idea of "tropes" are autistic. They can just say
>I recognise that trope!
like a railfan who's happy when he can identify a train he sees. It's about taking pride in the recognition of something they're familiar with rather than any deeper human identification with the characters, themes or narrative as a whole.