#people really need to learn the art of vetting your sources again fr

[emblazons]

the whole "anyone claiming to have spoilers right now might be right bc the writers could want to leak it for the strikes" is so stupid when applied to ST, you're right. like. that show is their baby. this isn't an HBO show or a serialized TV production. the ST writers team is pretty tight and has included the same writers for years with only a few new additions. ST is going as far as delaying film production to properly partake in the writers strike, none of them are going to turn on their show for the final season, and not only risk their job but also the way their final work for the show will hit

writers have always been the LEAST likely to give us real leaks or spoilers for ST. everything we know about them shows how much of a tight-knit and dedicated writing room they are. leaks for ST almost always come from on set workers who see scenes getting shot/take bts pics (with the exception of extras sometimes also sliding info out)

being in fandom for a long time, it's crazy to me how serious people take anyone who says they have leaks without any way to legitimize their leaks. i think it's in part because there's so many young people and it's the baby's first fandom effect where they don't know how many fake leaks pop up during a 2 year production process and take all of them equally serious. there's only been 2 leak claims yet (pre filming mind you so they don't even have the flare of edited blurry bts shots) and they've caused uproar both times. i really appreciate how level headed you always are and i seriously hope the wider fans here will also get used to leaks soon because we'll be getting a whole bunch of them in the next year and if every single one of them, with 0 proof attached, is going to cause this much panic it will be a ROUGH 2 years

I’m not gonna lie: the “baby’s first fandom” comment here in context made me laugh out loud lmao

But real! Like I hate to be so brutally honest about it given the fact that fandom is meant to be a fun escape place, but people believing every which rumor with absolutely no evidence (probably because they’re so used to being queerbaited, at least in this particular corner) is insane to me as the youngest of the “fandom olds.” The inability stop and think before a whole swath of the fandom loses it…over someone making an unverifiable claim via tweet? You’re gonna give yourself a panic disorder before the season even airs fr.

Sure, there will probably be leaks and images that come around as we get into actual production—and maybe a plot point will get leaked as we wait, as it did for things like Game of Thrones and the last Star Wars movie (though people probably leaked those to prep fans as an act of mercy lmao). Still…believing anyone and everyone before production has even started—and in the middle of a writers strike? 😭 keep your head on lmao

Thanks for the ask! 🥰