If this comment ends up near the top, the reply section will be… Interesting. It’ll no doubt start to attract furries who themselves have something to say about it, and they’ll generally fall into 4 categories:
Those who aren’t the unstable kind, generally just think furry characters are cool, and agree with what I wrote.
Those who fit my description of the fandom, and are self reflective enough to agree, but own it too.
Those who fit my description of the fandom, and feel personally attacked. They’ll likely get very emotional and lash out.
Those who disagree because they lack any sort of outside perspective, either because they’re too in the middle of everything or are part of a very niche group in the fandom.
I’ve shared my take before and these are generally the responses.
As someone with adjacent experience with the fandom also, I concur with your assertions here and can safely say that the only way to win is to not play.
This comment needs to be at the top
If this comment ends up near the top, the reply section will be… Interesting. It’ll no doubt start to attract furries who themselves have something to say about it, and they’ll generally fall into 4 categories:
Those who aren’t the unstable kind, generally just think furry characters are cool, and agree with what I wrote.
Those who fit my description of the fandom, and are self reflective enough to agree, but own it too.
Those who fit my description of the fandom, and feel personally attacked. They’ll likely get very emotional and lash out.
Those who disagree because they lack any sort of outside perspective, either because they’re too in the middle of everything or are part of a very niche group in the fandom.
I’ve shared my take before and these are generally the responses.
As someone with adjacent experience with the fandom also, I concur with your assertions here and can safely say that the only way to win is to not play.