@samanddeaninpanties
It’s funny isn’t it? The fandom wants a thing and then they get the thing and proceed to destroy it. I think it’s this pessimist world view ya know? If it’s not perfect it’s worthless. If it plays off tropes we don’t like it’s terrible. If it stumbles it’s doomed. It’s a mentality that’s not good for anyone but I think people would rather be right than disappointed. If you expect nothing or the worst, when it happens you won’t be sad right? Wrong. The mentailty breeds hopelessness. (And I should know considering that’s been one of my biggest problems since I was 12.)

It’s like people have no concept of what they have to lose. Worst case scenario? It sucks and gets cancled after one season. How do we fix it? Fanfic. Best case scenario? It’s amazing and wonderful and everything we’ve ever wanted. Most likely? It’s okay. Its has some issues but it’s still fun and we read and write about it in our spare time. What do we have to lose by being positive or cautiously hopeful? A few hours of our lives and a little disappointment. Wow. Such a sacrifice.

Maybe it’s just me, but the attitude of “it’s gonna be bad and i can’t hope for anything bleh” really bothers me. The world sucks right now. Life is hard. I’m gonna take my little slices of happiness where i can and be happy and excited for what I can be. If I get disappointed that’s okay. That’s life. I’ve been down that road before. But I see no reason to be pre-emptively critical of something that barely exists and I have little real world stake in.