I disagree
4chan is probably the catalyst, but clearly there is some mix of monetizing and weaponizing ‘fan’ hate
Just to make up % let’s say 33% love, 33% are meh and 33% hate a thing
Before the 4channing the meh fans wouldn’t engage
But now it seems the middle is being squeezed
The love section might pick up a few more (5%?), it we al know it’s easier to ***** about something than to silver lining so this who want to wet off quick takes will gravitate to ‘hate’ (10-15%)
So I do think we have to read through more toxicity than we did before
However, I don’t think it effects content creators too too much bc they know there’s not much substantive to the hate - it’s hate for its own sake- ie it’s not like creators could appease the haters (they don’t want to enjoy story, they just want to hate), so they realize there’s no point in chasing ghosts
(I think)