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learn-and-accept · 11 days

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I think the most annoying part about all of this watcher shit is that if they had just originally said they'd be releasing content earlier and ad-free on their own website, none of this would've happened. Like sure maybe people would be a little bit upset/disappointed they couldn't afford to see things earlier, but at the very least they wouldn't have completely obliterated their reputation and ostracized their fan base. They just went about this in such a shitty and demeaning way and I'm glad they apologized and backpedaled, but I sincerely don't know how they come back from this, especially after it took them three days to respond. I don't know how their audience will ever be able to trust them again

#im really glad they listened amd apologized and didn't double down but holy shit guys #you employee 25 people but clearly none of them are in pr because my god i dont even know how this idea made it past a pitch #you guys are nowhere near the level where this could even begin to be a good idea #and tbh the apology feels weird and insincere and so fucking scripted #it just never needed to be this way #and i dont think fans that were once so loyal are going go ever trust you guys again #i mean fuck ive been a fairly casual fan since the buzzfeed days and even i feel betrayed #i cant imagine how people who spent money on merch and tours and patreon or made fan art or submitted stories feel #it's just so disappointing #anyway good luck i guess #watcher

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