It reminds me of when I was in High School and everyone started listening to Nirvana. The "early adopters" were pissed when that happened...
I think there is a significant difference between being annoying that your 'cool' community of people has gotten too large as opposed to people liking the same 'cool' band you do.
Just take online forums. Large, popular forums are much different than smaller, hidden ones. Though they both have their advantages, these advantages are different and both generally have very different atmospheres. I don't think it's wrong to complain when the things you enjoyed about a smaller community are lost as the community grows larger. Because, honestly, a community growing larger changes things, and definitely not always for the better.
I think there is a significant difference between being annoying that your 'cool' community of people has gotten too large as opposed to people liking the same 'cool' band you do.
Just take online forums. Large, popular forums are much different than smaller, hidden ones. Though they both have their advantages, these advantages are different and both generally have very different atmospheres. I don't think it's wrong to complain when the things you enjoyed about a smaller community are lost as the community grows larger. Because, honestly, a community growing larger changes things, and definitely not always for the better.