You can only take so much as a 'fan'. This is about entertainment. You spend your hard earned money on something that's supposed to entertain and amuse you. If it doesn't, why should you be thought of differently for not wanting to waste your time?
Consider a movie - you get the benefit of a trailer, what it'll kinda be like. If you want, you pay to see it. If you don't, you don't. If you get half way through it, just b/c you paid for it are you going to continue watching?
I've been through 20 years of Pirates losing, putrid Pens hockey in the early 2000's, some really down PSU years at that same time. I paid attention, sure (especially PSU), but did I actively look to spend my time and money on something I knew wasn't going to entertain me? Heck no. Same goes for the Pirates right now - Pittsburgh is REVOLTING against this ownership. Doesn't make them bad fans (well, many things make Pittsburghers in general bad fans but that's another story), makes them not interested in patronizing something that doesn't entertain them.