> "And the most absurd manifestation is the rise of “geek culture” – of people who devote enormous amounts of time and energy to learning and thinking about the minutiae of fictional universes from movies, comics, and games, or who obsess over the work and personal lives of favorite actors, musicians, bands, etc. My point, as longtime readers know, is by no means to disparage such things per se. But for many people today, such trivial pursuits have gone well beyond a point that is spiritually healthy, and have become a kind of substitute religion."<p>Can't say I find this very convincing. People may find joy out of obsessing over "the work and personal lives of favorite actors, musicians, bands, etc." Or it may allow them to connect with it in new ways. Feser says he doesn't want to disparage this, but it isn't "spiritually healthy." Whatever that means.