Troons are master manipulators, with gaslighting and pathological lying being their main weapons of choice.
Kind of makes me wonder if there is a comorbidity between NPD and Troonism
I find it extremely likely.
I am always wary of seeing a vocal/outstanding minority as a stereotype for the broader population they are a part of. Not all black people abandon their kids and do crack. Not all autistic people fuck their moms like Chris Chan. I know this from personal experience.
Similarly, even though the histrionics of the LGBTQIA+ community have been incredibly prominent, numerous, and appallingly stupid over the past decade, I was willing to apply a similar logic. "Not all troons are deeply self-interested sociopaths who clamor for the loudspeaker and the morality whip. Most of them probably just go about their daily lives."
Then one was hired at my company.
Within a month we're having diversity and ethics meetings. They, despite coming in with zero experience in the industry at the lowest possible role in the company in what is a very technical field, have smugly joked about how they have been domineering various meetings and initiatives, including ones that they have no business being a part of. They are hyper-critical of existing systems and the work of others, and when people disagree with them, they go into LFJ-style argumentative shrieking mode. Management is filled with hyper-liberal white-guilt-having nerds who bow to their every whim.
It took first-hand experience with these behavioral patterns in a professional environment - where such things should never be - to realize that to date, I have yet to encounter a troon that did not display the same tendencies. It's literally every single one of them. The only ones I haven't seen chastising someone for not passing some impossible purity test, are the ones I haven't met or heard of yet.
I find these vtubers and their audience to be as terminally autistic as the hikikomori of Japan, truly pathetic and lamentable specimens of humanity. However, I have infinitely more good will towards them than I do for troons, because at least those retards stay in their lane and do their weird animu waifu spergy shit in their insular communities. They don't push it aggressively in every available venue and public channel. They don't try to ruin other shit because of their self-interest. They don't jeopardize free speech and expression on the internet. They can't get you fired for disagreeing with them.
This is why I am in full support of the permavirgin 2D fan base in the great Autism Wars of 2023*. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Changed from Troon Wars because I think this fits better, credit to @A Humble Moose below.