personal opinion but there’s no such thing as “wasted talent” when it comes to art and creative writing.
people say an artist “wasted their talent” when they create something that disturbs or makes someone uncomfortable, but artists — especially artists who make fan art and write fanfics, aka artists who create for free — don’t create to please other people, much less strangers on the internet. artists and fanfic writers create for themselves first and foremost. so when you say they “wasted their talent” by creating something that is taboo or problematic, you say you want them to create something that is to your liking, something that will please you when you choose to consume their art on your own free will, for free. an artist doesn’t owe you anything. an artist can and should use their hard-earned skills however they want.
you don’t get to be entitled by telling strangers what they should or should not create or what to pour their passion and time into when you are an observer who consumes their art FOR FREE.
as long as their creation makes the artist happy, their talent is not wasted.
you can choose not to consume their art and find something else that you like from other artists. but you don’t get to tell a fanfic writer or a fan artist that they “wasted their talent”, especially when they already tag their warnings properly.
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