If the main motivation is “to own the haters”, “to prove people wrong”, “to make a group mad” …then the game itself is a weaponized prop and That’s how you end up defending mid products harder than you’d ever defend great ones.
rooting for success out of spite isn’t healthier than rooting for failure out of spite
yeah bros dont make consumption part of your identity. honestly you can perfectly engage in gaming without ever interfacing with the industry. you should do this