#a lot of people in writing circles on tungle hate fae stuff for example but i've always loved it

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I love hearing your takes on Astarion and the Tav's who are romancing him, it makes me feel less like a jerk for being annoyed by all the same things.

Glad to hear it!! I do sometimes feel like a jerk when I make those posts because at the end of the day, people who write bland OOC fanfic aren't hurting anyone.

But I also think that I'm not really hurting anyone by talking about the stuff I dislike, either. If someone is hurt by me dunking on a trope they like/have written, that's not my problem lol. Like I'm not talking directly to them or saying they can't write or enjoy it, I'm just expressing my own opinion on a general trend.

I just can't comprehend how my enjoyment of creating something would be hurt by some anonymous rando saying they don't like similar aspects of it, so whenever people do get upset it's like ... Okay? Did you need my permission to create? Do you need to believe everything you make will be for everyone forever? To me it's like ... keep scrolling, ya know? Block me if you want, it's whatevs.

It's fine to have opinions and dislike things. As long as you're not a dick directly to the people who make the things you dislike and write them hatemail or mean comments/reblogs, who give a shit, ya know?

So like ... I think even if we are jerks, it's like ... fine? It's fine to dislike things and to express your dislike of those things. Especially when it comes to general popular trends in fandom and media. Especially on your own blog and when it's not directly aimed at any particular person.

#anyway yeah #a lot of people in writing circles on tungle hate fae stuff for example but i've always loved it #so even when ppl i usually agree with go “ugh ew fae i hate it” i go 'yeah understandable' and then write more fae shit #cuz like #i like it #and that's none of my business if they don't #they're not forcing me to not write fae and i'm not forcing them to enjoy it #it's like ... fine #ya know? #who gib a shid #that's my take on it anyway #obviously i understand it can suck when people hate on something you enjoy sure #but at the end of the day i think a lot of people online would benefit from growing thicker skin and start enjoying shit #without expecting to never meet anyone who might not enjoy the same shit they enjoy #like if i started caring about every negative opinion of things i enjoy online i'd never enjoy a single thing again