"Anime was better before the perver--"
It was always perverts. It was ramshackle teams of freaks all the way down. The roots of foundational moe culture would make your head spin. Every notable anime aesthetic and archetype was introduced as some specific weirdo's fetish.
It took me a day to put my thoughts to words. I don't want to tag anyone involved but feel the need to write about it. I had a most wonderful moment at Oshiuplink.