Yeah, it’s like people forget that sometimes we see the bad parts along with the good ones, acknowledge them, but still enjoy the books. The fact that I enjoy something doesn’t instantly mean that I agree with and support everything represented in this book/movie/game etc

It’s incredibly exhausting because it feel like every time I say I like HP some people want me to put a huge disclaimer that “Yes, I know about all the problems with JKR and the wizarding world and I don’t support that but I grew up with those books and I still can enjoy them even knowing about problematic parts”

It’s like they believe that the whole HP fanbase, millions of people, have zero critical thinking.

I feel the same quite often. And I guess, as many people say, part of is that reading requires you to keep your attention all the time, while going through reddit just does not.

But a big part for me is, when I’m tired I don’t want to get emotionally invested in something. And a proper book certainly requires that. I just don’t have enough bandwidth left to read something I’m actually interested in. With reddit, even if I’m reading some high drama post, I don’t get invested in it. I finish and skip to the next. So it is easier.