That little section to the left of DnD?
Cosplay.
To the right?
Furries.
Am furry can confirm this is kinda how it works lmao. Furries can also be massive nerds, but the horny and trauma can overshadow the nerd-outs (edit: the horny and roleplay help deal with the trauma).
at the intersection of escapism, nerd culture, and kink culture is ERP in WoW
Improper 4 circle venn diagram. Should look like this
Tbf you can’t make a proper Venn diagram with 4 circles
Rather cromulent Euler diagram, though
The missing overlaps on this representation of a Ven diagram are:
Kink culture / nerd culture: Hentai
Escapism / trauma: Disassociation
There are unlabeled overlaps I can’t upvote this meme without them being filled
How does anime fit into trauma?
I suppose in the broad sense the japanese turned the horrible things that happened to them in history into supervillains to beat up for catharsis, but that seems beyond the scope of a shitpost meme
i assume being antisocial