The recent mess with Avid and Marm has made even more evident to me that the MCYT fandom has a- I don't know what it's called, really, a power scaling problem, maybe?
Objectively, Avid and Marm- who straight up attempted to take over SBK SMP with manipulative abusive behavior and steamrolled everyone in their way to do it- committed a grievous wrong against both their fellow creators and against the fanbase who trusted them.
But that's not...a crime?
Like an objectively Bad Thing, yes, but being a shit person is not comparable to, say, possessing child sexual abuse materials, or actively grooming a minor, or stealing money or property. Its a MORAL outrage. It's not a legal one.
And I gotta be real, y'all, I just...do not give a shit about moral outrages.
That sounds harsh. It's not that I don't care about how Avid and Marm's behavior has negatively impacted other creators- I do, dear god I do. It's not that I don't care about the betrayal of their fanbase, because I do. Waking up to find out that a favored artist is actually a shit person is really hard.
When I say I don't care about moral outrage, I mean I don't care to linger on it.
It's not my business and to be frank it's not anyone's BUT the people involved.
The only reason what happened with Avid and Marm became public knowledge is BECAUSE they are MCYTers in a public space, because Sky Block Kingdoms is a growing SMP with a lot of talent and a lot of eyes on it.
Knowing about their actions is a courtesy extended to the fanbase by SBK, because they know the kind of audience they've cultivated and they respect you enough to want you to be aware.
Yes, people were hurt. Yes, there has been emotional damage that will take months to undo.
But the reaction of the fandom at large, while self-contained and as far as I can tell mostly free of vitriol, is very much skewed towards catastrophic meltdown.
Like Avid and Marm tried to launch a nuke at an island full of puppies instead of just..being manipulative assholes.
Like they robbed Fort Knox.
Like they were running a human trafficking ring.
And my siblings in blocks, being total cunts, while objectively Bad, is still not a crime worthy of the amount of time you're all giving it.
The only people for whom this should be That Damn Serious are the creators that Avid and Marm fucked with. THEY are the ones who were abused. THEY are the ones who deal with the fallout. THEY are the ones who will need a path forward without people they thought they could trust.
So take a deep breath, drink some water, take a walk, and be there for those creators. It really is that simple.
