Yes!!! Oh my god you're so right about how the article just kind of falls into the traps of which it's accusing other people? I have also been concerned about the ways that the obsession with pop culture and it delivering the Correct messages (rather than, like... making one's own art) has led to this behaviour where people are convinced that consuming the right stuff is activism. I've realised in retrospect how much it fucked with my enjoyment of fandom as it got more and more focused on consumption defining one's morality - like my earliest fandom where I remember reading fic was almost nothing but very violent and/or dead dove works and I think I viscerally miss that sometimes lol.

It's such a complex topic and I totally agree, I feel... hollow about how mainstream media Is right now. It feels so easy to be manipulated and caught up in it all. Especially in fandom because the media monopolies have figured out how to monetize fandom and turn being a fan into another means of squeezing as much money as possible out of you.

It's lovely to meet you!! I really appreciate your comment and your kind words, thank you so much <3 I've been a little bit isolated the past couple weeks and haven't had much headspace for very much beyond void yelling, but I'm looking forward to seeing you on my reading page when that passes! :D