For me it’s time signatures in music. I grew up playing instruments, played in several orchestras, etc. But no matter how many times someone tries to explain time signatures to me, it makes no sense. I don’t understand why people place such importance on it. To me, notes have a pitch and a duration, maybe some dynamics. That’s it. I don’t understand why people try to needlessly complicate it. It doesn’t give you anything.
My wife will hear a song and go “Oh neat, it’s in 5/8.” And I’m like “How tf do you know that, and why does it matter?”
Ya I often do that too, but I wanted to know why people regard this game so highly. Also understanding the story becomes more essential to know which time period to travel to. So I found it hard to figure out where to go.
I get that people remember stories and I don’t. I have them in my short them “work memory” and others have them bleed to long term memory. That’s great! When my ‘cache clears’ in a few months or years I don’t feel sad I just feel… enriched?
I no longer consider myself to be adept to judge stories. It’s just like music. Others might feel strongly about some style but their likes are not yours and might be completely wrong.
This is not to patronize but to recognize your weakness and enjoy entertainment around it. I’m not a native speaker so I have hard time to convey my point but this is a skill to learn not a hardship to bang your head against. All the best :)