'Making fun' of something COULD be mocking it, but 'making fun' is a 'softer' word that typically refers more to teasing than mocking. Kimmel was condescending, and that's the issue. You were sugarcoating the issue by saying he is "making fun of something silly". He was much more harsh than that. If he had simply…

Mocking something (in this situation) means you are "making fun" of something in a condescending way. He is putting on an air of superiority, which is understandably annoying.
For example, making fun of a quarterback who fumbles the ball by running into the butt of his own player is fine - mocking him isn't, especially…

You make a good point about the "fake" sense of community. It's a little startling how many people seem to fit that bill. That said, I don't think modern society has created more of those - it's just that, in the past, we never interacted with them. They stayed home and didn't talk to anyone.

There is a difference between "making fun" of something and mocking it. There was obvious condescension in what he said and that's what made some people angry. Some overreacted as Internet people are prone to do.

South Park actually addressed this topic almost in its entirety all that time ago. They acknowledged that watching Let's Plays is weird, and something older generations don't understand, but harboring anger and derision toward LP YouTubers and LP viewers is akin to the what that old man yelling about kids on his lawn…

True, but in golf, even the highlight reels are boring.

I like both. I am definitely more into sports. Let's Plays are a decent way to kill time, more entertaining than most TV shows. Sport events (and some TV shows) are things I create time for.

Wait a minute…what league were you in where you were charged $2k just to play? I played football, basketball, and baseball and I never had to pay a dime for it, other than the balls and bats I bought to play with myself over the years. I certainly spent less than $100 on it all.

I mainly watch Let's Plays because they are either doing something I can't (either a custom setup or with a large group cooperating) or because I'm somewhat interested in a game but don't want to spend money and a lot of time to play it. The "sessions" you see are cut down for funny moments and moments that drive the…