[quote=@BrokenPromise]
I view fandoms much in the same way I view labels, in that they are used by weak people who want to stand together as a group or stand out as as someone with a unique mind or taste. Regardless of the franchise, the word fandom always makes me think of an unruly crowd filled with unattractive, obsessive people. I am a fan of many things, but I don't belong to any fandoms.

But fandom haters aren't much better. Even when members of a fandom aren't being annoying, they feel they need to be the "voice of truth" and make everyone "open their mind" to all the flaws of said fandom for reasons unknown. I guess they see members of a fandom enjoying themselves, and because they themselves feel miserable, they have to spread misery to make themselves feel better. 
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Considering just how badly the concept of labelling has impacted my own life (not getting into it in this thread, no point and off-topic), I'd agree with that. Like I said in an earlier post, not a part of any fandom myself. I just have things I like and things I don't like. I don't particularly give a shit about people's opinions of what I'm into, and I don't feel the need to tell people what I think of theirs so long as they don't try shoving it down my throat.

To be fair, I view critics the exact same way you just described fandom haters (again, I emphasize my point in a previous post that I'm not a fandom hater; I don't associate with them and prefer to just enjoy my thing, I don't particularly care what other people like so long as they don't get in my face about it), since their sole job revolves around bashing something based on their own subjective opinion of it (no matter how much they try to act like they're being objective, an opinion is always that, an opinion, and they shouldn't be telling people what they should or shouldn't like; they should just shut up and let people make their own decisions, if they can anyway).

Honestly though, it's common behaviour for miserable people to try and bring others down instead of build themselves up; that's what bullies are, after all.

[quote=@Dynamo Frokane]
As much as I dislike the obvious shitty fandoms (MLP, Steven Universe, Homestuck, Sonic, Overwatch, Kingdom Hearts) at least the fans stick with the product. 'Flash in the pan' fandoms are the absolute worst, when peeps essentially rush into a fandom only to abandon it after a few months. 
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Pretty much the opposite of this on my end (not opposite opinion of yours; opposite of the people you're describing). If I like something, I'll probably always like it. If I dislike something, I'll probably always dislike it. I've never been so fickle when it comes to the things I enjoy, whether it be the type of media I'm interested in, or other elements of my life. Though, like I've already said in a previous post, I've never truly been a "die-hard" fan of anything, even if there's certainly things I enjoy a lot more than others.