Shiv Ramdas: I have never understood how ppl have the bandwidth to get this worked up about what someone else does in their free time by themselves for their own entertainment that is hurting nobody

I'm going to sub-skeet this because I don't have the strength or inclination to get into it with...strangers. Copying is part of the creative process. Many creatives start by emulating their influences. You grow out of it. Fanfic can be a part of that, or its own thing, or both. Lighten up.

I have never understood how ppl have the bandwidth to get this worked up about what someone else does in their free time by themselves for their own entertainment that is hurting nobody

and the entertainment of others, too. I mean, the fanfic community is huge, and honestly, has more readers than most best sellers

it's also ahistorical to think their faves didn't do this

My monster-in-law has made this a foundational part of her personality. Like, yes, that house's exterior decor isn't to your taste, we get that, but it's not even in your NEIGHBORHOOD and you aren't forced to look at it, so maybe stop ranting about it. Get a fucking hobby.

A perfectly acceptable conversation on the topic: "Ugh, that house is ugly." "Okay." - FIN -

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