yeah it’s. kinda just act 1 and act 2 in the first place by far- Homestuck is sold and pitched to kids looking for a fun YA fantasy sci-fi adventure and Homestuck really doesn’t become one of those in earnest until Act 4.

I will say to those ends the problematic content and controversy hurts matters a lot because it just lowers people’s baseline willingness to engage: why spend two months getting into a webcomic that tries everything in its power to throw you off when it’s got a dead cringe fandom some crazy creator drama and slurs and racism up the wazoo?