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[olivermoss]

Earlier today I decided to gently, carefully, with references, talk to some people in my local discord - as in, these are people I know IRL - that ConformityGate is not real. It's easy to debunk ConformityGate because some of their 'proof' are claims that certain things happened on the show, but those things did not happen. You can just screepcap or clip and 'no, that is not what happened, they literally made shit up, here is what actually happened.'

If you have remained blissfully unaware, it's Byler Truther bullshit. Unhinged Stranger Things fans who learned nothing from being humiliated in Scriptgate.

Don't ask me what Scriptgate is, because I will explain and you will take 1d4 psychic damage

Now, it's being covered by MoistCr1TiKaL, a very prominent youtuber. 17.6 million subscribers. Their collective meltdown is big enough to be covered by Charlie of all people. jfc....

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[princessofgeeks]

Another massive fandom wank that I am so grateful to avoid completely.

Best of luck to you.

[olivermoss]

I regret my life choices that lead me to knowing what's going on there.

Love the show, no regrets there. But I wish I didn't know what this was, where it came from or anything about [redacted] or [redacted]

[mistressofmuses]

This is an iceberg drama that I keep glimpsing from the periphery. (Or maybe it's circling sharks... I periodically see a fin and feel the fear creep over me...)

Most of what I have glimpsed of the Byler truther stuff is just... sad. I'm so sorry for everyone experiencing baby's first "my ship wasn't canon", but unleashing wildly unhinged conspiracy takes about it is just... not how to handle that. Go write some fic or make some amvs (are those called "fanedits" now, and for non-anime sources?) Though I haven't seen many of the specifics of what they're claiming, beyond "it was always meant to be canon and that nothing else makes sense so there's some nebulous ~something~ that prevented it."
It is giving "secret good Sherlock episode" in the parts that I have seen looming.

Scriptgate rings a bell. It's possible I took the psychic damage already and simply blocked it off.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, even if you don't know the deets about the Byler Truther meltdowns, there is something familiar about the shape of it. Something like looks like an Apple Tree in a Yard...

Some of the fandom was in Sherlock and kinda wanted the bonding experience of being 'us against the world' again. They were doing a deliberate visibility campaign for their claims in hopes of roping in people, and it worked. I mean, the idea that there is a Big Secret to decode is a compelling one. People in my local bookish discord Wanted To Believe.

I think I've at least vagued about Scriptgate before, but I wish I didn't even know about it

[e_k_braveman]

I avoid Charlie's content like the plague cause his audience has way too many anti-woke dudebros (even tho I used to watch him when he was a way smaller where he didn't even show his face :c) but if a guy like that is talking about it then... yeah, these fans have completely lost the plot. Wonder if there's a significant overlap with the gaylors 🤔