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My interpretation of this was, “If you can’t nitpick, why comment?”

The passing mention of otaku seems to be inevitable nowadays. Having followed this blog since the Neomarxisme days, sometimes I wonder what your “take” on this subject would be, though.

In my opinion, most otaku also lead a consumer lifestyle and it’s more so than ever. Just look at the booming market of anime-related collectibles. While there’s definitely a distinct otaku subculture, most of them are far from being “delinquents” — if a bit of social outcasts — and indeed pose no real threat to society. (This point probably has been made 100+ times, though.)

In fact I’ve long been troubled by the conservatism — when applied to the real world — that seems to be embedded in otaku culture. Well, at least in the context of East Asia. Apparently things are somewhat different in, say, North America where God-fearing Republican/Conservative otaku are in the absolute minority. But here I digress.

Such as muddled thinking? It certainly cannot be said that I am an unhappy reader, but it is usually easier to write a double negative than it is to interpret it.

http://patrickmacias.blogs.com/er/2007/10/the-influence-o.html