The consumption is the point. They just want candy not a meal. They want fucking marvelslop not Cinema.
Inb4 let people enjoy things, the mindset on display is a perfect member of capitalist society. A mindless consumption machine.
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Let people enjoy critiquing the people critiquing the people who critique people who enjoy things.
Which is why “let people enjoy things” is a meaningless statement when separated from its original context, which is people insulting randos over random shit, which is exactly what is happening here.
It got perverted and used for generic treat defense, as all things eventually do, and of course was rendered completely meaningless in the process, but this does not justify the behavior of attacking those who do not deserve it, instead merely demonstrating how depraved liberals are and to what stretches they will go to prevent their blatant fascist tendencies from being unveiled.
When viewed through this lense, almost all modern usage of this term (notably except the top level comment you replied to) is completely meaningless.
But in this case, it is actually being used in its original intention, or, if it is not it’s original intention (idk I’m no internet history expert), it’s at least being used in a novel and unique way.
This is not “treat defense”. Me and the top level content have no treats they are even defending. Instead, it is “treat criticism”, a criticism of the “treat” of attacking and berating internet randos for no reason. That is a legitimate criticism, and is not a thought terminating cliche. It is a legitimate concern over the absurd toxicity present.
Unlike your very different action of totally not insulting me here.
https://hexbear.net/comment/4232675
No, it is. Your treat was criticized and you're blowing up all over this thread about it.
WHAT TREAT!??? WHAT TREAT!???
I HAVE NO CONNECTION TO MARVEL, I’VE SAID THAT SO MANY TIMES?
WHAT FUCKING TREAT AM I DEFENDING??
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY “TREAT” IM DEFENDING IS MY OWN FUCKING DESIRE FOR INNOCENT RANDOM PEOPLE NOT TO BE INSULTED AND IF THAT MAKES ME A TREAT DEFENDER THAN IM FUCKING PROUD OF IT
IF HAVING FUCKING EMPATHY, EVEN FOR RANDOM FUCKERS WHO LIKE SHOWS I HATE, MAKES ME A TREAT DEFENDER, THEN I’LL BE A TREAT DEFENDER AS MUCH AS I FUCKING WANT, AND YOU’LL FUCKING DEAL WITH IT
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Fuck you unironically
At least give me a little irony
I already directly quoted and linked your own words. I actually don't know which specific treat myself but you certainly went in guns blazing over it. I assumed it was MCU-related because of the thread's starting post, but maybe not.
https://hexbear.net/comment/4232675
Honestly, it does seem everyone in this stupid fucking "discourse" as a certain "point past legitimacy" that they hold. The thing enjoyers think any criticism of the thing they enjoy is illegitimate. The enjoyers of criticizing the things thing enjoyers enjoy think any counter-criticism to their criticism are illegitimate. The enjoyers of criticizing the enjoyers of criticizing things the thing enjoyers enjoy think any counter-counter-criticism is illegitimate...
Everyone seems to think the buck stops exactly right wherever they are and everyone beyond needs to shut up. But that's not really how discussions of media work is it? Everyone it constantly making argument and counter arguments that lead into other arguments.