Before I started watching Star Trek, I had heard about it on the Big Bang Theory. The way it was talked about, I was expecting a franchise with very airtight and complex lore. In reality, it’s kind of a muddled mess. And really, it’s better the creators don’t worry too much about continuity, why let continuity get in the way of a good story? It doesn’t make sense that half the cast of the original series had encountered Trelane before but in the end, does it really matter?
Anyway, fans of big franchises who keep track of all the lore and act as though it’s all consistent, put way more thought into continuity than the creators.
Games Workshop and Black Library enters the ring vs fans
It’s funny to see how the fans keep track of continuities and rules (and retcons) Warhammer and 40K supposed to have and there have been word of the authors clashing with headcanons. It got exarcebated when there are “lore” channels that just doesn’t know what the fuck they’re talking about without sources, and all based on vibes and taking the faction too seriously.
Not that it really matters because GW is giving lore and retcons them to serve as side dressings to sell plastic crack for their tabletop games.