#genuinely so glad there are no 911 conventions lol

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I do want to say though that I don't think there was ever a time where fans in general knew to keep the fourth wall sacred. I mean, the majority of us do know and have always known that, sure, but as someone who's been in fandom a long time, I saw plenty of instances of fans bringing up shipping and even RPF to the actor's faces at conventions 10 or 20 years ago. There are always going to be people who don't understand boundaries, and it sucks, and they should be shamed for it, but it's not really new. Social media has increased access to celebrities, sure, but at least it's also easier to set boundaries there (blocking, muting, turning off comments, etc.) than it is in person.