I suspect this monolithization of communities may also be one of the factors behind the therian/otherkin communities turning more and more indistinguishable from one another and the emergence of the alterhuman community which understands itself as an umbrella for all these identities. Many consider it a positive development, and I will concede that it is the logical conclusion to reach since all of this is based on subjective experiences without an objective truth behind it. However, I see it more critically for one big reason: these communities actually only cater to one specific mindset.
I talked about it many times before. I'm a very analytical person and above all else, I strive to understand our world the way it is, not the way I wish it was. Beliefs have limits, and it's important to recognize what their limits are. Holding beliefs is perfectly fine as long as they don't get in the way of rational thought.
And yet, this is exactly what these communities encourage. Members will commonly talk about their beliefs as if they were objective facts; that they have science on their side by making statements such as "I am psychologically a wolf" as if that by itself needs no further explanation or proof. Word games such as "I am a wolf, therefore my body is a wolf's body" serve no other purpose than allowing someone to say "I'm a wolf" with the conviction that they're more legitimate than others.
People like me can't properly talk about our views because they will often be perceived as disruptive by the majority. You will be criticized, you will be called an elitist, and any negative feelings stemming from having your needs constantly disregarded are entirely your own fault.
The reason why I'm only talking about topics related to therianthropy in my little corner here is that these communities aren't such open-minded spaces after all. People underestimate just how gigantic the effort would have to be to bring a huge crowd with vastly different views together, and to maintain an environment where everyone talks about them on equal terms. If you can't do that, cramming everything under one umbrella does more harm than good because ultimately, the majority erases everyone else.
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