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It seems that with the new trend being anti-gatekeeping, lots of people have allowed their fanbases to be flooded with "secondaries" out of fear of looking like a gatekeeper. Almost entirely gone are the days where niche actually meant niche, as nowadays niche still typically means millions of fans. With this, the community typically becomes being fractured internally, causing more problems.
I don't endorse gatekeeping in the sense of "you need to know xyz to be a part of this group", but rather, I feel it is necessary to actively hide your enjoyment from others so that when one does discover your hobbies, it is out of genuine interest. What I mean by this is, let's say you are part of a fanbase for a show. It is pretty popular because of its amazing story with romance and adventure elements, but all of the action show fans see a fight scene from the show on YouTube, and flood into any community they can find for the show. Now, the majority of the fanbase has become these people, who spend their days arguing about the best fights and shutting down anyone who discusses the romance and the story for being the "secondary" when in reality, they are the ones who infiltrated originally. This is why I feel some small-form gatekeeping is a necessary evil.