There’s a content-neutral signaling dynamic too: Some BDSM fans (for lack of a better term?) are signaling sophistication by loudly complaining out that the recent “pop music hit” is crap. So there’s an opportunity for hipster counter-signaling if anyone with in-group credibility defends some aspect of the book.
There’s a content-neutral signaling dynamic too: Some BDSM fans (for lack of a better term?) are signaling sophistication by loudly complaining out that the recent “pop music hit” is crap. So there’s an opportunity for hipster counter-signaling if anyone with in-group credibility defends some aspect of the book.