Again, BILLY BEANE HAS WON ZERO ALCS GAMES SINCE BECOMING A'S GM AND HAS ONLY MADE IT THAT FAR ONCE. At some point, you need to get over that hump. Just being "competitive" and never re-signing your guys is not enjoyable. That fanbase has no hope. From the list I mentioned, I'd rather be a Mariners fan who has never made it to the playoffs (better ballpark), Twins fan (better newer ballpark and recent FA acquisition history), Toronto fan (Bichette/Vlad and money spent) and maybe even a Milwaukee fan (young stars, recent success and better ballpark).
So maybe the A's fans are on par with the Reds, Pirates and O's? A's are more assured of wins from time to time, but have a worse overall outlook from year to year as ownership will never pay their players, their MiLB players are treated like garbage and ownership has threatened to move the team for decades.