Neurodivergent peeps (and also neurotypical folks too, don't get me wrong) get interest policed really really often, yelled at for having fun wrong or enjoying things too much or ‘the wrong way
So this is a PSA to all you comrades, make sure you never do this. It’s like mocking someones laugh or smile, it makes them self conscious and ashamed in the moments when they feel happy
Edit: to clarify what I mean by interest policing:
someone having an interest in a topic or hobby that someone deems unacceptable and takes it upon themselves to ruin the persons fun and make them feel like shit for enjoying it. Like an adult liking lego, or a boy playing with a girl toy, anything like this. It’s especially common for neurodiverse people such as folks with autism, very easy for us to be fixated on our particular hobbies or whatever it is, that doesnt conform to traditional definitions of what ‘people your age/gender/demographic should like/ be doing’
basically it’s like if your friend likes a movie you don’t like, and you go out of your way to destroy the joy they have for no reason other than they liked something you didn’t
This is exactly why, despite all the mockery it gets on certain corners of left twitter, I think "let people enjoy things" is largely good. It shouldn't be used as a cudgel against legitimate criticism of media though, and it often is. So I get why it frustrates people. But all in all, its perfectly fine for someone to enjoy the MCU for example.
It's as fine as any other method we all use to keep ourselves sane in hellworld, weed, smoking, terminally online posting, whatever thing it is that entertains you and brings you joy when you need it doesn't have to be super revolutionary or based, it just has to not hurt anyone