I don't think you really see "dudebros" in particular infiltrate fanbases, rather normies tend to be the ones that infiltrate instead.
In most situations, the dudebros are the ones to respect the medium in question enough to fight to gatekeep it from being ruined. Early Internet had a solid split of "nerds" and "bullies" before the normies got their grubby hands on it.
In most situations, the dudebros are the ones to respect the medium in question enough to fight to gatekeep it from being ruined. Early Internet had a solid split of "nerds" and "bullies" before the normies got their grubby hands on it.
I notice this as well. Halo would be a great example of this.
The only missing part is when the people who ruined community start arguing over who it belongs to as if they were the original members, then leaving to either forget about it forever or spread their respective distorted version
