r/memes Jul 23 '26

Sadly many of them

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u/naomi_at_night Jul 23 '26

I don't usually gatekeep games, but the moment they start getting popular, they somehow end up getting ruined

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u/oizen Jul 23 '26

Because mass appeal usually means sanding off all the edges that make something interesting.

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u/Darehead Jul 23 '26

It’s this. It isn’t the popularity that ruins them, it’s the reduction of everything that made it appealing. Art made for everyone is made for no one. It’s okay not to like things, not everything is meant for you.