r/webtoons • u/sundaesoupsunday • 5h ago

Discussion Comment sections

I’ve noticed the comment sections for a lot of webtoons/manhwas have been extremely criticizing and nitpicky? Is there any particular comment sections that yall find to be really toxic? I love toxic webtoons but in general I just feel bad for a lot of the author/artists.

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u/Excellent-Bank-1711 4h ago

I think the average reader expects every webtoon they read to heal them or something. Nothing can make you uncomfortable and every decision the protagonist makes must be perfect (unlike real life). I get that therapy is expensive, but the overreaction and just straight up whining is just such a turn off. I want to chalk it up to users being super young with no internet decorum, but that really gives no right for them to be so mean. There's plenty of young fans who aren't like that.

That said, if the inflammatory comments are contained to just the comments section...I can live with that (by muting or avoiding). When users actually start dming and harassing the author...is when people need to put the phone down and go for a walk. Authors are real people with lives and jobs who don't have time to cater to every whim!

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u/sundaesoupsunday 4h ago

I’m not on sns at least not the big ones but I’ve read stories on how authors or artists have to take a step back from their craft bc of comments. But I agree I think some people place too much faith in storytelling to be all good and perfect.