Link to post: https://www.reddit.com/r/HarryPotteronHBO/comments/1s5exuz/anyone_else_feeling_a_kind_of_intense_sadness_in/
Pictured: Millennials talking about the silly wizard power fantasy like it’s Shakespeare. Harry Potter truly is to Generation Y as Star Wars was to Generation X. It reminds them of a “better time” when they could remain ignorant of all the horrible things happening in the world (paid for by their tax money).
Any piece of fiction that has even the most barebones of world building will develop a fan base like this, especially if that comes with merch and spin-offs. Slop like RWBY and Naruto Shippuden come to mind. Also all the people saying stuff like this about Netflix Piece.
With literally hundreds of episodes of filler, you’d think Naruto would’ve fleshed itself out more… But no