#fandom consumer culture

[runawaydr3amerao3]

A) Yes, very true, but

B) Writing is hard, and

C) I am busy not writing so many other things already.

In conclusion: it is not this simple.

Having said that, if you've never considered writing your own fic before and have some time on your hands, ignore what I just said about it being hard. Sometimes it's actually really easy.

What have you got to lose?

people will see a fandom thing and be like "why isn't this a fanfic" "why is there no fanfic about this" my brother in christ, because you're not writing it

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

[arcanegifs]

[rrcraft-and-lore]

JFC.

Something I think that gets overlooked from the entertainment industry side of things (the companies) as well as the end consumer side:

There are people between - the ones making all this, working/suffering while balancing everything else, many times underpaid overworked, and more, trying to create all of this.

They're people too.

[afewproblems]

I'm seeing a lot of posts lately from people saying what they want to see more of in their favourite fics, whether it's characterization or ships or tropes and I get it to an extent but there is something about these posts that rubs me the wrong way.

And I think i finally put my finger on what it is. These posts feel kind of like consumer reviews, like "sure, that was tasty, but next time I want this" and that is so strange to me.

If you want something really specific or even more to your taste, there is a great way to do that.

Write your own fic.

I promise, it'll have everything you want and more.

[simandy]

I always think about remaking my twitter account but then i remember twitter people exist and....

[parkeryangs]

shaking the malevolent fandom by the shoulders guys don't forget that you have to reblog things to keep posts alive REBLOG ALL FANWORK NOT JUST ART PLEASE

[phantomoftheorpheum]

does anyone else feel like being a fanfic writer has become increasingly lonely recently? i think it's all fandom creators, really, but i haven't been doing other forms of content creation recently. does anyone else feel like they're sitting in a glass box and loads of people are walking by, looking in the windows, but almost no one thinks to acknowledge you with a wave, and even fewer bother to say hello?

[msnihilist]

"this fic was decent" "note to self: read when complete" "good for a laugh, maybe worth a reread in the future" And what if I beat you with a baseball bat? What then?

[scopophobia-polaris]

I swear to God the fact that frulleboi was releasing a comic FOR FREE and bitches harassed them about not updating enough when last time I check they....

Uploaded weekly

God even if they uploaded monthly or every few months some of you people need to grow the fuck up and learn to wait instant gratification culture has ruined a good lot of people

[sciderman]

Yk not looking at usernames sure is wild. I thought the Bob and Wade you were talking about were those guys from distractible

don’t know what that is but 👍 ok

[asocial-skye]

wholesome Jedi headcanon time!

I think that the Jedi would be good with, encouraging unconventional habits. You like baking desserts with weird spices from Ryloth? Well, here's a cookbook with even more interesting recipes and their history. Also, did you know that Master so-and-so used to be good at baking these too?

You like reading random romance novels from this one Mid Rim world? Jocasta's going to specifically procure volumes, and pressure editors to write more.

You like using a traditional weapon from your homeworld instead of a lightsaber? We'll give you a copy of techniques and teach you how to incorporate the two fighting styles.

I don't see much of it in canon (because god forbid a children's show set in space have main characters who have interests other than combat), but I want it to be true.

[hey-must-be-a-devilbetween-us]

bold of fandom culture at large to think i won't stay obsessed with something because it 'ends' and its not 'popular' anymore.

like? you realize the first 'fandom' i ever entered was lord of the rings and the last book was published before my mom or dad were even born...

like i don't understand the story ends and i'm just supposed to what?? put it away forever?? like i'm not gonna take the dolls back out and play with them over and over again be so for real right now.

[localfanbaselurker]

leaving kudos isn’t enough I need to have this fanfic become a part of my cellular structure

[polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup]

I don't not mean this offensively at all but is blows my mind that you are a lawyer but also writing jjk fics bc I work at a law firm and cannot for the life of me imagine any of the lawyers that work there writing fanfiction LOL kudos to u seriously I know how busy schedues can get due to court dates haha

im working in like. big city criminal law stuff right now and have been told by people in my office that i come off as a very deadpan and straight-laced legal nerd so i don't think the people who know me from my attorney life are imagining me writing jjk fanfic in my free time either

[mirrormirrorcrystalball]

Friendly announcement to anyone reading this

If you bring up Kaeya, Albedo, or Kaebedo in any context respectfully I will rant with you for hours. You could gain yourself a new friend. You may not even like them in any capacity or at least not as much as I do, but if you bring them up be willing to listen. This is not a threat, but a promise with good intentions and high prospects of being kept.