My first taste of fanfiction and fandom was a place of escape where no judgment was to be had. Sure, there were the assholes who would tell you that they hated the content you made but it was just their singular opinion and taste. It was something more easily brushed off. I was really disappointed when I discovered there's some sort of "movement" of large groups of people dogpiling and attacking other fans over the dumbest shit. I kind of regret stepping out of my "just writing fic and not talking to anyone" bubble, to be a bit honest.