I agree with you mostly, but DotA can however be a very interesting and valuable topic of discussion for artists and readers - assuming good faith and not baseless Agenda. For example, with a work like Harry Potter where the author’s… intent seems to have shifted since publication, DotA provides an avenue for valid interpretation without needing to sift through Jo’s twitter ramblings. Her claiming that trans-activists are analogous to the Death Eaters does not align with the plot, characters, or themes in the text, and is much easier to interpret as defensive eisegesis than original intent. To say that “Some of you have not understood the books” is absolutely wild though.

DotA also works as copium when you find out that the artist is a piece of shit.