everyone knows third wave is pretty shit but most fourth and fifth wave is also not so great i don't trust the emotion in fourth wave, it's performative and their hearts aren't in it fifth wave is a different story because it's disparate, but the trends aren't that inspiring. quirky & quaint

it's cliche to say second wave had something special (they don't call fourth wave revival for nothing). it had some highs and lows but the highs shine bright. i think it's much closer to what im after, but their common aggregation puts them in conversation with a group i'm not so interested in