Fanbases
You know how when a character is killed off or a big event happens, there's some sort of outrage in the fanbase? Fans riot and yell and make idiotic petitions, and bicker, and complain about how much the show sucks now, and all that jazz. And you know how some creators/writers/whoever cave in to demand and resurrect the character/strike the event from the official continuity? And then there's low sales or viewership? And then there are fans who are angry that the character was brought back/the event was struck from continuity? And they get all whiny and complainy?
I call this the Whiny Ingrate Seesaw Dilemma. IE, something happens, complaints occur, that something is unhappened, more complaints occur from other people. When a faction of the fanbase gets what they want, they quiet down, thus leaving room for people of the opposite sentiment to start a riot. Or, when the faction is finished complaining so much and has gotten what they want, lots of people, now not busy with complaining, decide they do not like the change/reversal/fancy new thing/whatever, and join in with other complainers. I bet you can all remember specific occurences of this, particularly among if you read comic books.
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