To all kpop fans: Cruelty is IGNORANCE at its finest

I've been into kpop since 2011. So it's been, what, 13 years already. I thought that I had grown up with kpop and that kpop had grown up with me, but that hadn't been the case. The base of fans just became larger and reached younger and younger audiences. When I was 14 discovering kpop I would get into fanwars and spend hours in this forums dedicating time of my life to celebrate and fiercely defend my favorites. As I matured I realized how dumb it was to fight over kpop groups and also realized that there's more than enough space for every group to simoultaniously thrive in the kpop scene.

As I mentioned before, I feel like every kpop fan is still 14 and fighting over stupid things. Generating hate and happily destroying careers out of the most groundless and imature reasons. Majority of kpop fans, so far up in their a$$e$, firmly believes they hold such deep knowledge on what an idol needs to be better at and what they actually deserve.

Guess what? You know absolutly nothing.

Can't we just enjoy music and support lovingly our kpop idols? They all sacrificed so much and deal daily with hate, criticism and hardships. The lack of respect towards kpop idols has led some to their deaths and we still haven't learned.

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Facts plus the whole boycott shit

Right?! Our community loves to hate so much it kills itself. I'm sad not only for LSF, but every group that has suffered from stupidity over the years. Another good exemple is Itzy. Heartbreak is real

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it's the circus of life

There, I fixed it for you

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You speak from my heart! I still try to reason with people sometimes but it's depressing how toxic and hateful people are. It's even worse when they think it's fun or some kind of justified act! I like to think that most of the baiters and haters are too young to understand what's like to deal with everyday problems, like:

getting a job, paying the pills, put food on the table, trying to balance worklife with family and friends, getting trough ilnesses and health problems, trying to be the best version of you, helping out others in your close circle, trying to not make but still do mistakes, trying to learn from them, trying to deal with politics and economy, trying to deal with stigmas from your family and country, from your past and present, trying to not get hurt by others... So many things to do and so many life-changing moments and lectures!

And the worse of all, that while the internet itself is not real life, still the harm caused through the internet feels the same, has the same psychological consequences! And the audience reach is often bigger for your hurt! And even when you disconnect it still continues on because you can power off your own device but the other ones will still be running in this virtual reality! It is so upsetting that I am getting emotional and rambling!

And you spoke from mine. I resonate so much with every single word you wrote and I'm so glad with your reply. I feel very alone in our community, it's become so vicious and really sad to navigate throught. Thank you so much for expressing you thoughts, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this mindset.