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Fanfic discourse in the Hannibal fandom is exhausting. Whatever argument you have for why the Hannibal fandom is "too dark," I need you to trust that we've already heard it, especially within the last few months, even though the show is a warning of its own. If you could survive the episode with the flesh angels, you can survive scrolling past someone's completely-optional-to-read fic on ao3 where Hannibal and Will's age gap is made intentionally larger, or a fic where Hannibal does something to Will that he didn't consent to (which is the basis of the entire first season, by the way). Learning to be okay with dark fanworks is part of being in a fandom based on dark IP, and if you can't do that, I'm going to suggest that you reassess which fandoms are/aren't for you.

If you don't like dark content, don't enter fandoms based on shows about dark content. If you can handle the heat of watching Hannibal, and you've decided that you want to engage with the fandom, you have to be comfortable with understanding that the fans --- who are mostly adults, by the way --- love the show because we appreciate Bryan Fuller's ability to make a beautiful story with macabre topics, and many of us are going to engage in discussion about macabre topics. At the end of the day, well-made transgressive art isn't going to have a sanitized fanbase. If you want a cleaner, tamer fanbase, find a source material that isn't about murder and cannibalism and manipulation and psychological torture and corruption and crossing boundaries. That's all you need to do.

As for the fact that most Hannibal fans are adults, I want you to know that the age of fans in a fanbase matters. Adults are going to be talking about adult things, since we are allowed to, and it's just annoying to get anon asks from kids saying things like "Why do you --- a fan of The Dark Themes Show --- enjoy writing about dark themes?" And, yes, it's usually clear when a high schooler sent it.

In a fandom like Hannibal, don't be surprised if people block you or refuse to follow back on the basis of age. We don't want to talk about dark topics --- especially dark sexual topics --- with people who aren't old enough to consent. It's a respect thing, as well as a protection thing (on both sides). If you want to engage with all (or even just most) aspects of a fandom as a teenager on Tumblr, find a fandom that's more populated by other teenagers. If you're okay with the fact that the Hannibal fandom is largely adult, you have to be okay with the fact that we discuss adult things. That's just how it works. Not every fandom is for everyone, and it's a matter of introspection to find out what you really want.

If you like the depth of Hannibal and Will's relationship, but you don't want a dark fandom, get into BBC Sherlock or House MD. If you just want a fun fandom that you can use to relax without challenging the way you think, get into the MCU or a sitcom or something. Stop walking into The Discomfort Room just to get mad when something makes you uncomfortable.

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like without government intervention, strawberry jam would have wood in it. like it's a thing. food companies realized that they could use less of the expensive strawberries as ingredients and just use wood. there are laws you cannot legally call it strawberry jam if you do this. you have to call it a strawberry product or spread. food companies are always trying to get that shit through. they have lobby groups pushing that all the time

it is more expensive to put metal detectors in a food processing plant. companies want to cut costs. it is a legal requirement in a lot of countries to have them. so it forces companies to install them.

also to do routine inspections. that is a government requirement. so are building codes. a lot of codes are the bare minimum. like some companies will exceed the code and have more protections but a lot don't. like if it is not in the code, they don't do it. so that's why having governing bodies that regulate building safety, worker safety, food safety and product safety are crucial. because without them, your employer will not see the need to have exit doors with quick release handles, or do routine fire sprinkler inspections or have road salt for the sidewalks. some of it is basic fucking stuff.

companies when left alone do not regulate themselves. it's been historically untrue. companies want to give you a product that is cheap for them to make and that they can sell at the highest price so they can get the most profit. for everyone who loves capitalism, that's what it is. the free market will not self-regulate. if you don't have anti-monopoly laws and anti-wage theft laws and workers' protections, the open market will not fix that organically.

• the board is in front of a classroom, and the Math is waaay too advanced for whatever level of pupil these kids are supposed to be; like having the calculus integral in front of kindergartners, or relativistic physics in front of high schoolers.

• the board is in front of Criminals, who are Planning Something, and by all rights there ought to be no Math there to begin with. Like. You’re planning a Heist why do you have the Full Lagrangian on there. Are we taking a rocket to the bank.