So like I've mentioned before, what the hell has happened? When I first joined the fandom it was decent. Not a whole lot of fighting, people could get along with one another even when on the other end of the political and cultural spectrum. That isn't the case anymore.

Listen I know I'm an old, cranky and right down prick when it comes to a lot of things. That alone has caused me to make a bunch of enemies within the community. Yet, I've noticed some insane bullshit that has needed to be called out. People demanding the firing of people, removing them from societal groups and sometimes even down right murder. That all happened before the crazy bullshit that was the Pandemic and now post Pandemic, its gotten so much worse.

I can remember all the arguments that ended up with me either being kicked out of servers or me causing a self imposed exile. What sickens me the most is that those people continued to not only get away with their insanity but then become more powerful because of it.

Combine that with the ever lasting drama that plagues the community. The fear of being canceled, the want to not kink shame and what I call the popfur crisis and we (the furdom) have about torn ourselves apart. Don't get me wrong I've done my fear bit of simping and will continue to do that. Yet even my foolish self can now see the decay it has caused.

I have no clue how to fix any of this nor do I have the will to even try. Problem is a lot of people won't see the decay under the façade. Those of us who can see it and try to fix it will be attacked and left sickened by the others.


So what am I to do? Well personally I'll be limiting myself in the fandom and slowly exiling myself once more. Not about to kid myself and think there will be people who will miss me. Hell I know there be more celebrations that the old moralistic stubborn old bear with no money is finally gone.