Vtuber aside, yes. When something is less popular, it usually means that the people partaking in it are the ones who like the thing for what it is. An interest always starts off with the idea that it's trying to present and then the few decide if it's for them. The community persists and maintains on that idea and people like the interest for THAT idea, but newfags who see this new great thing don't understand that. With every mass appeal it gains (usually from other sources of media and games) the more it will potentially change to accommodate the fringers who now want to forcibly inject themselves into the interest. Gatekeeping is always a good thing for the sake of the interest and to pretty much maintain art from turning into this warped fusion to appease everyone. Some things are edgy, some things portray hateful ideas to symbolize something, some things are funny and comedic. Nothing can appeal to everyone, it's just how our minds work, and creators know that which is why things always change for the worse because they count on the loyal fanbase to remain while accommodating the new, the loud ones, the ones who want to see themselves portrayed in the interest.
Mark Twain had the right idea. If you find yourself a part of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.
>>1721730Nobody is trying to change Classical music, it's a genre that has passed and maintains its form for centuries. People who jump in merely consume it or learn from it to do other things, and appreciate the genre for what it is. Totally dissimilar to what is happening today where someone jumps into an interest and now wants to see themselves represented. Now if some faggots come into the circle dictating how Classical music should be composed voicing the idea that Classical music is too hard for the average normie to partake in, infiltrates the Classical circle and begins teaching/proposing ideas to diminish hand techniques so those who jump into Classical music late aren't felt like they're left out by those who've practiced techniques since childhood, forcibly dictating the removal of Classical compositions because they heard one of the composers was an adamant racist, then that it cause for concern.
