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I think most forget that we are actually hated by more authors than just Euja, and I'm sure they've said worse about us ngl. Euja is wrong for her actions, so are we. There is no room for discussion here. Euja should have been more responsible with her words and actions, but the reality is that many more authors have tried to be nice about it too. People point to MeatBun (Erha author) who allowed translations, but you have to understand that MeatBun didn't have a legal translation yet, so that point is mute because now she wants you to buy the legal translations. There was even a whole twt fight about deleting fan translations and to buy the official translations.
And if you think about it, it's mostly a service problem - I dislike most comic publishers for how hard they make it to buy or how bad some translations are. But there are some things that they can't control, if a country doesn't allow 18+ LGBT media, they won't let the company operate there, and they can't stop piracy without literally safeguarding every comic they publish. And that frustrates authors as much as readers, and Euja is an extreme example of that anger. But I know of multiple authors stating they hate illegal translations.
For the person that will inevitably respond, I can't make you love Euja or see her in a better light. It's not like I love her either, I usually don't care about authors unless the story is something I love. And while I like this story, it's not at the level it has changed my life, so I don't think much of Euja. And I have lost respect for her, but it's not like she will care anyways considering I read illegally.
So, I agree she was wrong, and you are free to be angry about it. I am not angry though because I have come to terms with the fact that authors won't love me for reading illegally.