Really hot take but I hate people who are overly negative about something but aren't constructive about it
I have seen SOOOOOOO much negativity online lately towards people and it pisses me off to no end!
Calling the work of actual artists, writers, musicians, and producers slop
Posting out of context clips of things and going "wow this media sucks ass!" Without explaining why or how they would interpret it
Dog piling small artists over their inexperience or artstyle
It grinds my gears to no end!!! Being a hater isn't cool!!! If you dislike something so much why are you engaging with it? Why do you want to hurt others (especially creatives) online so badly? If you think a show sucks what would you do to "fix it"?
I feel like we've reached a point where sincerity is "corny" now and people think that being tarpits with 0 awareness is trendy now, AND IT SUCKS!!!
I understand that professional media isn't above criticism (keyword: PROFESSIONAL, please for the love of god don't go around giving unwanted advice/insults to hobby artists like fanfic writers, artists who draw for fun and self indulgence, or literally any SMALL scale passion project im begging you) but "cringe" or "this sucks" ISNT GOOD CRITICISM! saying that something is problematic or not pointing out what the problem is ALSO ISN'T GOOD CRITICISM!!!
If you want to criticize professional media (once again please don't do this to an artist who is doing this for fun, if they want input they will ask for it!) then you're gonna have to be well-meaning because anything mean-spirited will most likely be ignored (and also once again saying something sucks with no reason isn't constructive)
A true "hater" can pin down the things they don't like about something and explain them in a constructive way, they don't just spout insults or slang or buzzwords for interaction bait
Someone who truly cares about that state of whatever medium they criticize will encourage more than they discourage and would NOT call the work of real people "slop"
For example: I don't like Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss, I think they rely too much on sex humor and have a habit of making the ace character uncomfortable for comedy purposes, the writing is a bit messy and the over reliance on red for the colors is a bit much, HOWEVER do I harass the creator? No I don't, because the state of a show I dislike doesn't matter! Even if I personally dislike it doesn't mean it's "problematic" and even if it is, I can just ignore it! I can block the tags and move on! It's that easy!!
I hate how devisters is writing Shmilk, do I complain in the private group chat about it? ABSOLUTELY but I never gang up on the fans who like the way he's being written!
My point is that negativity can be used for good!! But unrestricted and unfiltered hate will only cause harm to you and those you hurt, the world isn't doing the great right now and making more problems for people (especially creatives) will only make things worse!
The best thing we can do is stay positive and lift up creators rather than demean them! Be constructive about it, discuss it in a calm collective way, and if you can't then write down everything you hate about it and come back when you're more relaxed, rant to your friends in private, etc!
It really hurts to see how much pessimism and vitriol is thriving online right now (it's even affecting smaller fandoms I've been in for several years now), it sucks to see so many people who do nothing but hurt others for their own gratification, but we have to stay hopeful for the future and I really hope this trend of bullying and gatekeeping dies down over the years
TLDR: being a hater is lame, be nice to people and their creations no matter how "corny" or "cringe" you think they are
