People Are Calling Out Things That Used To Be “Good” Until They Became Too Popular

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“Fan conventions. I remember attending fan events that weren’t the size of a small city, didn’t cost your firstborn, and were actually by and for fans, instead of just another capitalist hellscape run by a corporation monetizing fandoms. The last Comic Con I went to was wall-to-wall overpriced AI ‘art,’ drop-shipped plushies and t-shirts, and huge businesses trying to capitalize on whatever movie or TV show was popular at the time. The actual fan-run booths and businesses were practically priced out by the big corps, and the remaining ones were struggling with tiny spaces shoved between the huge four or five-space ‘booths’ of the big guys. It was like going to a mall on Halloween with all the costumes, but worse because everything was so insanely priced, and the actual ‘fan’ part of the event was overwhelmed by ‘SELL, SELL, SELL.'”

“And that’s not even mentioning the insanely priced passes just to get in the door. I sound old, but I really miss the days when it was considered ‘weird’ or ‘niche’ to go to fan cons, and it could just be an enjoyable day or weekend that didn’t leave you feeling broke and annoyed.”

—Anonymous, 48, Washington