/lit/ - Literature

>mfw this place has gone to shit yet I could care less

I sense that a large majority of /lit/ does not appreciate YA literature, even going as far as to bash it viciously. However, this is contrary to the general reading population, the majority which don't have such hatred for YA literature, and even find value in its pages. Why is this?

My conclusions are that either
>b) /lit/ is stock full with the worlds most genius readers, all of who know better than everyone else, and can tell the quality of a work just by reading the wikipedia article and author bio summery
Or
>d) /lit/ is full of angsty college illiterates, bandwagon readers, and failed abysmal writers, all of who are absolutely beet-faced jealous of smart authors taking full advantage of the YA crowd

Thoughts, comments, etc?

How can aspiring writers compete with this man?

He controls absolutely everything with his mass-media and pop influence! Should monopolies like this be allowed?