I only got into it around May 2022. I could've gotten into it sooner, since I knew of it through my brother's friend who cosplayed Dirk in the mid-2010s... I wonder how different I'd be.
Anyways, I don't think you should worry about being a newgen. Just have fun with it, enjoy it for what it is. That's what I try to do, at least.
Oh! Giegue! I loved him… I loved him, as if he was my own child…