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* HypeBacklash: I've been burned before on critically acclaimed media that just didn't click with me. My personal solution was to start actively [[DefiedTrope defying]] HypeBacklash by trying to approach each new work with neutral expectations; if I go in ''expecting'' a 10/10 masterpiece, I'm not going to get one. Additionally, I'll only check something out if I have a genuine interest in it, rather than just to see "what all the fuss is about". In general, it's worked out pretty well; if I do like something as much as everyone else then I'm happy that I enjoyed it, and if I don't then I don't mind much because I know that not everything is made for me.[[note]]This is one reason why hate using the word "overrated" in the context of media; it implies that other people are wrong for liking something better than I do, as if it's possible for anyone's tastes to be objectively correct.[[/note]] For example, I found ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' to be SoOkayItsAverage, but I wouldn't call my reaction HypeBacklash because I ignored the hype when I decided to watch it and was prepared for the possibility that it wouldn't be my thing. Ignoring hype for media has also made me realise that I don't always love something straight away, and sometimes my liking for something grows organically over time, as was the case with ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.

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* HypeBacklash: I've been burned before on critically acclaimed media that just didn't click with me. My personal solution was to start actively [[DefiedTrope defying]] HypeBacklash by trying to approach each new work with neutral expectations; if I go in ''expecting'' a 10/10 masterpiece, I'm not going to get one. Additionally, I'll only check something out if I have a genuine interest in it, rather than just to see "what all the fuss is about". In general, it's worked out pretty well; if I do like something as much as everyone else then I'm happy that I enjoyed it, and if I don't then I don't mind much because I know that not everything is made for me.[[note]]This is one reason why hate using the word "overrated" in the context of media; it implies that other people are wrong for liking something better than I do, as if it's possible for anyone's tastes to be objectively correct.[[/note]] For example, I found ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' to be SoOkayItsAverage, couldn't get into ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'', but I wouldn't call my reaction HypeBacklash because I ignored the hype when I decided to watch it and was prepared for the possibility that it wouldn't be my thing. Ignoring hype for media has also made me realise that I don't always love something straight away, and sometimes my liking for something grows organically over time, as was the case with ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.

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