I don't have an issue with people creating for likes, and i'm the biggest advocate for the idea that creating for money/ratings doesn't make you less respectable than people who create for passion alone. I myself adore writing in general, but as a ff author am very transparent with my readers that I post for validation and would love a comment lmao! I will never criticise wanting reviews, however the writer in me can never defend sacrificing your narrative for the sake of ratings.
Nothing else to add in particular other than i completely agree with you!! Will still check out and support future works, but it was a shame how this ended, especially since it had such a high quality start </3