Just unsubscribed from the Star Wars sub-reddit and reminded myself of why I don't engage with fandoms on public forums, with the exception of a few here and the fediverse. Don't watch if you don't like it, you entitled, projecting fucking cretins.
@Clavius_42 fandoms are a fucking nightmare. Yeah Star Wars can be among the worse, but even seemingly innocuous things like trains bread these weird, dogmatic, toxic communities. I just stopped bothering with them and at most maybe look in if I’m trying to find something specific
@TheRuralProgressive It's the being triggered over the most banal, isolated stuff as well. Oh, and the dumbest questions: 'Why did he say galaxy not universe?', 'Could Vader have sued the Empire for his injuries?'.
@Clavius_42 it's part of a culture where people seek external validation of their subjective views. It's nice to know that other people like what you like but who cares if someone doesn't? Have fun talking about the things you like rather than wasting any time defending it or telling others they suck because they don't agree.
@hallmarc In fairness to the Trek Reddit and Discords, they're better at moderating that type of shit posting. It's all art: we can discuss the brush strokes, the method, creative choices, maybe have different constructive views. "That painting is so lame", "why would anyone think picasso is good" contributes nothing.
@Clavius_42 now there would be a discussion to be had if you were the one spending the money to create the content!
@Clavius_42 All fandoms seem to have an element of this and after a few experiences I just don’t get involved anymore. Often it’s people trying to one up eachother or they nitpick a part of whatever it is and stick to whining about it. It’s exhausting. Just enjoy what you love, that’s my motto.
@Redskye572 Exactly. I get being passionate about a thing; healthy discussion, valid, constructive criticisms (the meal overcooked, the sauce had no flavour), but don't yuck someone else's yum in public.
Some of the Star Wars announcements weren't my yum, but I'm not meant to enjoy every dish on the menu or send it back before it's cooked. I had low expectations of Andor and ended up really enjoying it.... there's some Star Trek I've seen that I thought was dreadful and will never get a second rewatch; last thing I would think of doing is call bullshit on someone's enjoyment of it on a Discord or Reddit.