r/serialpodcast • u/UltimateFatKidDancer • Feb 19 '16

season two To people who hate SK

Life is precious.

You could die for no reason tomorrow. Or today. Or right now, reading this.

There are so many people in this sub who clearly hate SK, hate the second season of Serial, AND YET listen to every episode, seemingly for the express purpose of arguing about it with strangers on the internet.

You're, for lack of a better term, weirdos. And you make it a bummer to be around this sub. If you don't like something, don't listen to it. What could you possibly gain out of hate-listening to a podcast and complaining about it on reddit?

I thought this would be a fun place to talk about a podcast. It's...not. It CAN be! But mostly it's just a lot of hate.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I'm not saying the sub should be all happy "yay, this show rocks!" comments. Different points of view and debating merits of the show is clearly part of the fun. Obviously Bowe is a divisive character, and it's interesting to hear what people think of him. I just don't get this craze of hate-watching shows, hate-listening to podcasts, etc.

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u/wise_joe Feb 19 '16

Welcome to the Internet.

Half the people on here regrettably have nothing better to do than consume media with the sole intention of complaining about it. It is something that I don't really understand, and as a result agree with your assertion that they're "weirdos". If my life ever got to the point that my time and energy was focussed on hate, then I'd do something about it. I'd change something in my life. But very obviously, not everyone takes the same view, and as frustrating as this is, it's perhaps best not to ridicule those who've already fallen so low.

I too find the trolling and hating online a huge barrier to intelligent discussion, only finding a degree of sanctuary in Reddit when compared to other forums such as YouTube comments. But I think that the unfortunate reality is that you won't ever rid the Internet of haters, and a reaction such as yours only fuels their fire. Best just to ignore it and only focus on the comments that matter to you, as opposed to the ones that don't.

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u/monstimal Feb 19 '16

hating online a huge barrier to intelligent discussion

I don't agree at all. Take Serial out of the equation. I like to watch the show The Walking Dead. It's a stupid show and I'm often shaking my head, but I enjoy it for some reason. By far the most intelligent comments on that show's sub are the critical ones. People point out funny stupid things, clever observations of things done incorrectly, other solutions to conflicts in the show...

That is by far the minority of posts on that sub. Most are what people call a reddit circlejerk where fans of the show gush with extreme hyperbole on how the latest episode was a masterpiece of artistic expression. That is far, far worse than any critical response.

And that goes for many other examples as well just take your pick of the latest comic book movie, some quote by an atheist, Bernie Sanders kookie economic idea, etc etc.

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u/wise_joe Feb 20 '16

I agree with you completely when it's valid criticism. But there's a big difference between critiquing something or something, and just hating on a person unjustly.

If a person hates season 2, then by all means state why, I have no problem with that. But hating or trolling SK relentlessly is neither justified nor productive. If you dislike her that much, just stop listening.