Feedback - Constructive Criticisms - Fanfiction - When to Share?

I'm not sure if it's a function of my age or cultural background or simply my personality, but I have always thrived better on constructive criticisms over surface level praise. It is probably the perfectionist in me, who wants to encourage people to do the best possible work they can do, as I see the potential in their writing. In ages past, I would dedicate time to writing long posts about why a story has moved or intrigued me, and included my conjectures on where the story is going or constructive thoughts on things that didn't seem to make sense, timeline plot holes, or even cultural elements that don't make senses with certain characters.

In recent years, I've noticed a shift online, in which feedback and dialogue have moved away from honest and supportive critics to superficial glowing reviews and a rejection of anything that is not complimentary in reviews. I asked a author friend of mine about it, and she said it is an unfortunate result of troll culture that loves to trash and attack the hard work people produce.  That can be extremely difficult for people, especially for creatives who simply need a creative outlet for their passions, with no monetary awards, they are simply sharing their works for the joy of it, so validation is what is desired, not criticisms unless specifically asked for.

With that reframe in mind, (i.e. not everyone thrives on constructive feedback,) beyond liking stories, I don't generally provide comments on stories anymore unless I am truly moved by something or I see something so egregious, I have to comment on it.

Something that is egregious in my mind is trying to incorporate a character's cultural heritage into a story but doing it incorrectly. Example: I just read a AU fanfiction story in which the main character who is of Chinese, specifically, Cantonese, heritage, calls her father, Appa, a Korean term for father. No, just no.

I plan to leave a comment once I cool off, but why do writers do that? If you want to honor a character's cultural heritage, do it right, do the research if you are unfamiliar with the culture. Don't just drop another culture's terms into your dialogue as if the cultures are interchangeable. Do better.

Couple Angsts and Fandoms Response

Lucy and Tim broke up on the Rookie last night, but I'm feeling oddly detached from the sadness and anger that many in the fandom seem to be experiencing. I thought Melissa and Eric did a magnificent job and I'm intrigued on where the show is taking their characters and relationship, but I'm not worried that this break is permanent.

Is this a function of age or have I simply gone through this often enough with other fandoms that I know how to ride the waves and just enjoy the story?

I'm trusting the process even though I'm a 90s kid and I remember when shows toyed with fans emotions and rarely provided a satisfactory payoff. Kimberly sending Tommy a Dear John letter on Power Rangers. Janeway and Chakotay being flirted with during the entire run, just to have Chakotay and Seven be a couple in the end out of no where on Voyager. Buffy killing Angel to save the world right when he got his soul back. He comes back later on, but their relationship is never the same.