User blog:Gumball2/Is The Hate For “Singled Out” Justified?

Over the past few days, Lentex’s “Singled Out” has received significant attention. From what I could gather, a lot of it has to do with the twist ending where Lola is revealed to be Satan. Others could point to TyeDye’s and Episilon’s review on this wiki or Lentex’s rebranding is the story as a satire. But what leaves me perplexed is why this particular fic has been on the receiving end of such active criticism. From the sound of it, it just sounds like another bad fanfic that wouldn’t see the light of day.

And I guess a second question is whether this Hate is justified. Yes, the fanfic is bad, but to what end are people spreading this hate? Are you trying to be constructive? Have you just found pleasure in a “so bad it’s good way”? Did the collab review give you the spark of interest to prod deeper into the flaws of this story?

This question perplexes me because I’ve seen fanfics that are worse than “Singled Out”, yet never receive any attention. Sure they butcher Lincoln’s character, but no one ever bothers to read it anyway. “Singled Out” seems like it would otherwise be just like those other stories (which is unfortunate, but the reality nonetheless). So with said, I’m wondering what your thoughts on this are.