I believe that all things that belong to one category, because they are part of the same category, are therefor also all one single thing, even if each one is a separable part.
You should partially treat every person like they're yourself, and they should treat you like you're themselves. For up to the extent to which we are distinct, we are one of the same.

it's funny to look back to my childhood and realize "oh i found that person attractive", because in retrospect i did, but i had no frame of reference to understand that.

wow you're so cool, you don't watch X category of media. you're missing out on an entire category of human expression over some made up principles that matter only to a mental model of what the people you want to impress would approve or disapprove of. hey at least you're not cringe