Yeah, I see viscous in a lot of fandoms tbh. It's a losing battle. At least it's funny?

As for the beta issue... it's infuriating to me, but I can't deny that the cultural norms have changed. Looking at a broad cross section of the pairings and fandoms I've read lately, anyone would correctly conclude that no beta is simply standard procedure there. You'd definitely have to read for more than a few weeks before you encountered the slightest hint that beta reading was more than a rare and unnecessary accessory.