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If this comment ends up near the top, the reply section will be... Interesting. It'll no doubt start to attract furries who themselves have something to say about it, and they'll generally fall into 4 categories:
Those who aren't the unstable kind, generally just think furry characters are cool, and agree with what I wrote.
Those who fit my description of the fandom, and are self reflective enough to agree, but own it too.
Those who fit my description of the fandom, and feel personally attacked. They'll likely get very emotional and lash out.
Those who disagree because they lack any sort of outside perspective, either because they're too in the middle of everything or are part of a very niche group in the fandom.
I've shared my take before and these are generally the responses.
Since anecdotal evidence can only go so far here's what a group of researchers say on the topic:
https://furscience.com/research-findings/wellness-dysfunction/11-1-wellness/
I cannot trust "furscience" to be impartial.
They have verifiable sources and are an international group of interdisciplinary scientists but their conclusions don't mean that your subjective experiences aren't real. Still, they are anecdotal, which is why I wanted to provide another source of information for people reading this thread.
EDIT: To clarify, Furscience is a research group funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. They are actual, published scientists, some with doctorates. Even if some of them are part of the subculture they still apply proper methodology and are subject to peer review.
Fair enough. You're right on that front.