I'm not going to play the games (not THAT much of a manchild) or read the books(I know they're slop), so I thought reading their lore would be a good way to pass the time but even that didn't seem all that well thought out. It's like they came up with a lot of cool concepts/premises but didn't bother to flesh it out beyond that 
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This isn't the "neurodivergent world building" that nerds promised me 
. Worst part was how underdeveloped the "God Emperor" 
himself was.
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Well firstly reading the Wiki and expecting it to be interesting is like picking up a mid level collage course history book and expecting to be enraptured by vivid descriptions of war and intrigue. While the books are not the best writing, most of them pass well enough that you will at least be somewhat entertained, and the good ones will blow your socks off. If you really want to get into 40k your best bet is to watch Luetin09(narrative focused and in depth) or Isyander & Koda(informational and entry level). The problem with trying to get into 40k is the amount of lore that intertwines, as well as the ambiguity. Most of the story is left to interpretation so that the reader/player can make up their own canon.
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