>>2846942Assumptions about others' mental processes are the leading cause of preventable human conflicts.
>>2846943>> the real imbeciles are the people who dont even realize they need to read the readmeYep, and I've seen plenty of such people on Nico, YT, and especially iwara. Garbage videos are innumerable. Of course, they could as well have read and understood the contents of the ReadMe but chosen to disregard them, but one can't tell the difference due to the above.
>> mtl exists and is sufficient for 90% of cases, our JP friends are aware of thisYep. But the goal of ensuring that you're able to read it is achieved regardless, isn't it? That's good enough.
>> passwords exist on free, non-like button hint files.The other two possible reasons I forgot to mention are:
(1) trying to ensure that only those motivated enough to solve a puzzle get the asset;
(2) trying to ensure that the user has the same interests as the creator or trying to promote (interest in) the work or character that the asset is based on, which is definitely the reasoning behind esoteric passwords, like a super-obscure phrase from a long-running Chinese series or the passwords to %primarily-male-populated-series-name% models and motions that use such models.
Perhaps I should also separate the well-earned or nationalism/racism-rooted dislike toward non-Japanese (or non-Chinese, or non-Korean... hm, I don't recall seeing MMDers from any other nations doing that) users from the "reading comprehension" reason. This is the most likely case for intentionally obfuscated passwords that use non-standard spelling, mixing different scripts, and look like gibberish even to a gaijin with a basic understanding of Japanese and Google Translate. Also the "soup rule" or Koreans including a mandatory reference to Tiananmen in their password to make the Chinese seethe or whatever they intend to achieve.
