I have this thought a lot tbh
Not about pulp mags, of course, but like
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@coriander sure, yeah, this is my general orientation re: fanfiction
@Lady I kind of adore that "spite" is and has always been an important motivator for the creation of art
@coriander it’s spite but it’s also passion, like, you get upset about bad writing because you care about writing, and so you will it into being good
@Lady Yeah, exactly. You're mad about the bad stories because you want Good stories.