Serious Question for TSC.. Why do you constantly interact with and consume content you obviously don't enjoy consuming?

[Larry]

So... I get that online fandom is always going to be rooted in negative takes. that's really the nature of the internet, and that goes for everything. music, movies, whatever..

but I'm noticing a trend with wrestling fans, especially on this site.. Whether it be AEW or WWE, it seems to be a constituent of people who - at least based on their posts, genuinely hate the content they're consuming. they spend hours and hours consuming it just to voice their displeasure over and over, and I really wanna understand what keeps you coming back?

I've watched wrestling on and off since I was like 11, and I've never had a problem tuning out when the shows weren't doing it for me. It seems like a lot of people just cannot shake this shyt though, and regardless of how much they hate the shyt they're watching, they just can't turn the channel. I really just wanna know what keeps you coming back? Is it the slight hope that something will click and the show will suddenly live up to your standards? is it fear of missing a big moment? Do you just wanna be part of the conversation? what keeps you nikkas from changing the channel? I genuinely wanna know. Holla at me. I might make a video on this



edit: I should prob point out that I haven't watched wrestling in like 4 months. the product got kinda cheeks to me and I lost interest lol. I'm sure I'll hop back in eventually. I didn't even watch wrestlemania. seems like I didn't miss much lol..

 

[Capitol]

I just like knowing what's going on sometimes. Reading the synopsis and hot takes entertains me more than watching it 99% of the time. It's mostly just out of habit that I keep checking tbh

Btw i didn't read anything besides the title

 

[Larry]

I just like knowing what's going on sometimes. Reading the synopsis and hot takes entertains me more than watching it 99% of the time. It's mostly just out of habit that I keep checking tbh

so basically you just enjoy being apart of the conversation. I think that's probably the case for a lot of people.


I know people who dislike certain artists but will be the first to listen to a new project they dropped, just so they can discuss how much they dislike the music lol

it's weird as hell to me but I guess I get it

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

If I dislike like something I don’t partake in watching or discussing it. I think that’s silly. Why I need to be in the know of something I don’t like

 

[Larry]

If I dislike like something I don’t partake in watching or discussing it. I think that’s silly. Why I need to be in the know of something I don’t like

my boy is one of them real hip hop only listens to little brother types and he was in the groupchat trying to critique Playboi Carti album. Going song to song. I'm like my nikka... you KNEW there was no chance you'd like that shyt, you admittedly and proudly hate this type of music. why are you even listening to it?




I'm starting to think a lot of people just wanna have something to say. it's like a self-importance ego thing where people just need to add their 2 cents to the point where they're willing to hate-watch stuff they dislike for the sole purpose of getting an opinion out

 

[DANJ!]

It's like being a vegan and going to a restaurant that you know for a fact serves a lot of food you don't eat, just so you can sample the food and leave bad reviews on Yelp. Every week. You got beef with the owner, the chefs, the food, the people that like the food, etc... but still in that MF every week eating steak. Makes no sense.

 

[OneDeep]

When it comes AEW

When it’s good it’s good

When it’s bad it’s bad

I’m not going to sugar coat or lie about what I see just because others want to be completely positive

Should I stop watching this week or the next I might be good might be bad you never know but I’m willing to try

A week ago they had a good show out of weeks of bad subpar television if I stopped watching completely I’ll miss out on that one good show In hopes that it will be as good the next week

Not apologizing for being honest

 

[Larry]

It's like being a vegan and going to a restaurant that you know for a fact serves a lot of food you don't eat, just so you can sample the food and leave bad reviews on Yelp. Every week. You got beef with the owner, the chefs, the food, the people that like the food, etc... but still in that MF every week eating steak. Makes no sense.

"sample the food and leave bad reviews"


lol that's spot on.. when I see stuff like the Tony Khan thread where people who admittedly don't watch AEW are constantly posting tweets of people botching and shytting on the show they admittedly didn't watch. that's the perfect example of sampling the food and leaving bad yelp reviews. I really wanna understand the method to the madness lol

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

my boy is one of them real hip hop only listens to little brother types and he was in the groupchat trying to critique Playboi Carti album. Going song to song. I'm like my nikka... you KNEW there was no chance you'd like that shyt, you admittedly and proudly hate this type of music. why are you even listening to it?




I'm starting to think a lot of people just wanna have something to say. it's like a self-importance ego thing where people just need to add their 2 cents to the point where they're willing to hate-watch stuff they dislike for the sole purpose of getting an opinion out

Yeah I I notice a lot of people like that too. I get if someone is a fan of the product and something is shytty so you shyt on it and crack jokes. But investing time to hate when shyt like this is 10 hours a week is crazy lol. I wouldn’t invest any time into something I legit don’t care for.

But to be fair, if you actually enjoy something and put effort into defending it posters will clown you instead being open minded.

I’m all for people who can justify why they like something if there’s effort in their validity

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

YAll know what it is with the marsupial, come back for the fukkery, read the news, check the clips but you won't see my furry black ass in any of the official threads.

I have standards and NWG across the belly

 

[8WON6]

hate-watching is woven into the Fabric of TheColi.com.

just go in any MCU thread when a new movie drops. The people with the most posts will be the ones talking about "this shyt aint been good since Winter Soldier". Like, nikka why are you still consuming the movies AND dominating the discourse behind some shyt you clearly don't like? Just stop watching.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Even when the product was awful, the live threads on here made it worth watching. Now it's mostly negativity and complaining.

 

[Silkk]

If I dislike like something I don’t partake in watching or discussing it. I think that’s silly. Why I need to be in the know of something I don’t like

This, I don't persay dislike TNA or NJPW but I don't care enough to keep up with them so I don't bother discussing. I hate when the super freaks of both companies take any criticism of the product as someone hating it.




I HATE the Big Bang Theory, You'll never see or hear me talking about that stupid ass show. Which is why I don't get why @Cattle Mutilation talks about WWE so much

 

[Larry]

hate-watching is woven into the Fabric of TheColi.com.

just go in any MCU thread when a new movie drops. The people with the most posts will be the ones talking about "this shyt aint been good since Winter Soldier". Like, nikka why are you still consuming the movies AND dominating the discourse behind some shyt you clearly don't like? Just stop watching.

maaan, ya'll ever catch yourselves hate watching?

During the Drake/Kendrick beef I remember being super annoyed by Mal's takes because of how he was glazing Drake uncontrollably to the point of insincerity, but for some reason every time a new clip of Mal spewing bullshyt dropped I'd be right there watching and disagreeing..


but eventually I'm like... WE KNOW this nikkas position is gonna be pro-Drake / anti-Kendrick, and I KNOW I'm not gonna like the shyt he's saying, WHY AM I STILL WATCHING THESE VIDEOS?



at some point you have to give your energy to the right things. devoting time to something that serves you no purpose is very much a waste of time

 

[Cheese McNair]

Not really relevant to OP but wrestling fans are funny.
Like, people really want Austin Theory to be a Paul Heyman guy.
The IWC will pick an unpopular wrestler and be like “put the belt on ‘em! Why is the wrestler coming out to crickets not in the title picture!?!”