I know, I'm sorry, I answered that one really badly.
What I MEANT, and failed to articulate, was that first, I don't have a problem with the 'this is how I see it.' 'Oh, I see, and respect' that conversation, especially since usually you can find some middle ground, if not on, say, a shipping point, on another character, or something else.
Secondly, I disagree that 'The only real and meaningful discussion that's possible is trying to suss out which interpretation is the author'. If you're trying to PREDICT what's GOING to happen, yes, you want to try to figure out what the author is doing, but if you're just enjoying the fandom, and then see hints of something that makes you go "Shiny!"... I don't think that has inherently less value than agreeing with whatever the author says is right, especially since, as I mentioned, I have so, so little trust in authors at this point.
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What I MEANT, and failed to articulate, was that first, I don't have a problem with the 'this is how I see it.' 'Oh, I see, and respect' that conversation, especially since usually you can find some middle ground, if not on, say, a shipping point, on another character, or something else.
Secondly, I disagree that 'The only real and meaningful discussion that's possible is trying to suss out which interpretation is the author'. If you're trying to PREDICT what's GOING to happen, yes, you want to try to figure out what the author is doing, but if you're just enjoying the fandom, and then see hints of something that makes you go "Shiny!"... I don't think that has inherently less value than agreeing with whatever the author says is right, especially since, as I mentioned, I have so, so little trust in authors at this point.