Hobby Colonizer 

Outsiders who join a hobby solely to change it to fit their standards without actually enjoying it. They ignore pre-established rules and expect others to follow their new ones without question. They attack fans and creators for anything they deem "abnormal" and engage in brigaded attacks against those who don’t conform. They have no problem threatening violence or sending death threats, believing their actions are justified.

Despite pretending to be inclusive, they reject any culture outside their own. When called out, they always play the victim and claim it's proof the hobby needs "fixing." They manipulate online engagement by botting Facebook likes, Twitter shares, and Reddit upvotes to create a false sense of support.

Most emerged during and after the 2020 pandemic when lockdowns gave people too much free time. While some pre-2020 cases existed, they were mostly confined to Tumblr. They can be identified by posts mocking hobby norms that receive thousands of likes, yet most replies disagree, exposing the botting.

When confronted, they typically:
- Play the victim
- Use ad hominem attacks against fans
- Trivialize the situation (often exposing their hypocrisy)
- Threaten violence against those who disagree

Fan: wtf happened to anitwt bros cant even have a waifu anymore
Hobby Colonizer 1: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.

Also Hobby Colonizer 1: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
Hobby Colonizer 2 with Powerpuff girl pfp: Notice how all the people getting upset at this have little anime girls as their pfp
Hobby Colonizer 3 (with their entire profile dedicated to otaku hobby): We should eliminate “otaku” as a concept, it’s holding anime as a medium back
Fan: Shut up tourist
Hobby Colonizer 4: This ain’t an anime ret**d I’ll knock you tf out
Hobby Colonizer 5: what a loser THIS GUY STINKS PEEEEEYUUUUUU
Hobby Colonizer 6: Imagine getting this mad over fucking cartoons LMAOOOO (He was policing and attacking people over said cartoons)

Hobby Colonizer by PomuHub February 16, 2025