As most probably already know, the wonderful and terrible thing about the

internet is that there is an insurmountable quantity of not only information,

but also opinions and biases, just like any culture.

What some may not know is that in some deeper corners of the internet,
people who are genuinely interested in Japanese culture are often mocked
and ridiculed because of a stereotype that has been increasingly warping
over the past 20 or so years.

In Japanese culture, a person who is very interested in a particular subject

is referred to as an “otaku”. Otaku does not have an inherently bad
meaning, as there are all sorts of people who focus on one particular thing
they just can’t get enough of, ranging from trains and electronics to models,
puzzles, anime and more.