#and dunno where to draw the line between memes and genuine appreciation

[fly-sky-high-scug-game]

Not to generalize fans but it's been a reoccurring theme on my dash to see artists I follow either being poked fun of or "criticized" for their rw art or character interpretations and it has me like

?????

#i feel like this is a bad luck on my end as I happen to just casually follow content #and not deep dive into tags or anywhere but that's exactly why it feels bonkers to me #maybe I've been spoiled by hk fandom who is genuinely chill or know how to just not care #when their interpretations don't match #but here is something else and maybe i'm getting the whole picture wrong #it's just the view I'm getting of this fandom atm #this is like a mini rant so I apologize for that #but it's been driving me away from trying to look up or find more stuff #if eventually it's going to end up with fans saying wild stuff about a specific interpretations #and for a game that's in pixels and has grown big thanks to the fans themselves and their mod varients #some of people seem really strict about how people choose to have fun with fanwork #and dunno where to draw the line between memes and genuine appreciation #<- as in when someone makes a genuine or serious post and people flock on it with wild takes and memefy it #idk how to explain this #maybe it's me who should curate experience better but like #i'm just?? literally following artists and nothing else?? #and to see them feel like crud about having fun with their interpretations because some rando decided to 'criticize' it #is honestly wild new fandom experience for me #to note: I'm not having a bad time following folks I'm just genuinely confused #and kind of sad to see this is happening at all lol