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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

Probably the biggest influence would be that people who thought they were one-of-a-kind in their interests have discovered they are not unique, that their interests are probably shared by millions of people worldwide. Kind of like WWII helped create Gay Rights in the US as "farm boys" who thought they were alone in their small rural towns discovered so many other gays in the military and realized they weren't alone and didn't have to go back into isolation.