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>I used to beg my grandparents to drive me down to this one hole in the wall video rental place so I could rent the same VHS of Thundercats with like 3 episodes on it because it was awesome and this guy just.... I'm going to cut it off now before I get too heated
Unfortunately, there are a lot of creatives that don't understand how something trivial or potentially mediocre could mean the world to someone. Especially a kid. They don't realize that even though they're not working on "high art" (whatever that is), there can be people out there that love what you're making. While I don't think animation is just for kids, in the West it's certainly not mainstream among adults. The stereotypical well adjust adult (whatever that is) doesn't care for cartoons. They're above that or something.

I suppose people like only think their work is valuable if the correct people like it. If commoners like it, or kids, it's not good enough. The "elite" have to like it (whoever they are).