Drama A Natural Aspect Of Any Fandom?

That question is sorta incomplete. Drama may not only be a natural aspect for a fandom but could also be a necessary thing to occur depending on context and severity. Could there be such a thing as healthy drama?

First ask yourself what traits would a fadom or community need to have in order to be free of drama? Drama is more prone to occur if people are passionate about something. People don't fuss if they don't care. Unformity would be another. Given that, the odds of disagreeing with one another is pretty slim because everyone holds the same beliefs and such. Anxiety or any kind of bad emotion is another contributor because nobody fusses because it's fun (right?). Then there's politeness of people to consider... Well, rudeness is more like oxygen to the fire. So for a community to be drama-free, it would really help be apathetic of things, to keep diversity at its minimum, to minimize stress at all times and be as polite as we can. These are just what I can name. Does it sound realistic or even desirable?

Seeing as I've been encouraging people who are hurting to vent to someone they trust who'll listen to them, I started wondering if this also applies on a larger scale. It's not good to repress healthy anger because you'd accelerate your own destruction in the long run so then does that mean that groups of people should be allowed to vent their frustration? At the individual level, the expression of healthy anger helps you calm down in a stressful situation like if your personal space is being invaded. Not only that, when the conditions are in put you under a lot of stress, it helps to have one or more companions who do have concern for you and will listen to you. So then how might this apply to groups as opposed to individuals?

To answer that question, let's take a look at what happens when people have the support to vent in a good way. For one, it relaxes them. It can help maintain or even strengthen relationships with those who support them. Perhaps new connections form. So then how does this apply on a larger scale? Well, what is the the drama's really doing? Looking back at the Twilicorn and Equestria Girls drama, it started because of anxiety of people who are passionate, then exacerbated by trolls taking advantage of the situation and rudeness born out of recklessness. While I never cared about either two, I was still affected by the drama. The reason for that being the shame I feel when I see fellow bronies fight, it makes me judgmental of the community and then at myself indirectly. Perhaps it comes down to how we measure ourselves as a community, as a fandom. For me, we are to be measured by how well we live up to the message of the show. For some, it's clear that this is just going set everyone up for disappointment though unfortunately I see bronies respond to this reality in a way that isn't really helpful; that they hold onto the idea that the community is to be measured by how well bronies live up to the message but to escape the shame of seeing that failure, they separate themselves from the community to escape what might actually be responsibility that never truly existed to begin with. It's sorta like my recent dilemma with that whole thing about being depressed over the realization or idea that my relationships are conditional and that I am only needed for what I can produce or contribute to; an idea that made me feel disposable. Maybe, just maybe we're making the same mistake with the brony community. That we shouldn't measure our community by the behavior of its people--because the bad behaviors are always more memorable and sensational than the most stalwart and meritable deeds--but by the community's health. Speaking about the individual, I've come to believe that the overall health; physical, mental and emotional, are more important than the fulfillment of expectations. In an environment of security (as opposed to insecurity), the individual naturally comes to realize its potential as a human being, which is spontaneous but not inevitable. But how does one measure the health of a community? That could be one of the things we're getting wrong. My best answer would be the well-being of its individuals as well as their relationships to one another. Good, supportive relationships tend to naturally foster emotional and in turn; physical health in people.

So what does all of this have to do with drama? Well, before we go proclaiming the fanbase's doom, first step back and see how it's affecting the community's health (which needs a more concrete definition) or just the aftermath of it. Is it constructive to people's relationships with one another or is it destructive and divisive, creating nothing but lasting spite between bronies?