I feel like this fandom idolizes Ash way too much. It was bad before, but with XY and S&M it feels like it has reached a whole new level. It's like every person that doesnt outright dislike him is obviously obsessed with with him, and every person who does him wrong is evil incarnate.
Living through other people is unhealthy; living through fictional 10-year olds that are stuck in a timeloop is super unhealthy.