#manage your online experience

[nerdie-faerie]

I will say I think being on social media in fandom spaces rather than using it for whatever else as a teen did help me to learn to currate my own experiences. Like some people will act like they're being held hostage by the people they follow 'urgh our ex manager is ranting on sc again, it makes me so uncomfortable' 'okay? Block him, you shouldn't have your manager on social media in the first place' 'no I can't thats mean' '??? He's in your phone?' like why are you allowing people you don't like to invade your personal spaces in your free time???

[lady-merian]

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[megamindfandombookclub]

This is how I feel about censoring words like rape, suicide, murder, kill, ect.

When we take away the power that these words/art has, and we sanitize it, then they lose their power and this is why we have so many people online (and off!!) who are way too comfortable with making "kys/unalive yourself" jokes and wishing death on people for whatever small slight that they deemed worthy of wishing harm on that person/people.

On the flip side, if you're uncomfortable with saying any of these in conversation without sanitizing it, (r*pe, su*cide, m*rder, k*ll*, or my personal favorite /disgusted sarcasm/ "unalive", etc) then maybe you're not mature enough to be talking about said topics?

And I get that "we want to make everything comfortable for everybody, every day, all the time!" but when we're too accommodating in this kind of situation, then we are taking away the onus and responsibility of the person/people triggered by those words/topics to curate their own experience and removing themselves from the situation.

Online, it's literally as easy as blocking, backspacing, and/or/also physically removing yourself from the conversation.

But whatever you do, do not make it everyone's else's problem because you found some content that is "icky" to you. :/

I think some people forget that some literature and some media is meant to be deeply uncomfortable and unsettling. It's meant to make you have a very visceral reaction to it. If you genuinely can't handle these stories then you are under no obligation to consume them but acting as if they have no purpose or as if people don't have a right to tell these stories, stories that often relate to the darkest or most disturbing parts of life, then you should do some introspection.

[the-irken-pony]

Free my man "don't tag as x" it asks the viewer for minimal respect of the creator's squick with 100x the courtesy of "x fans dni"

[megamindfandombookclub]

When I think of Moral Ships, I am suddenly reminded of how puritans sailed to America in 1630 to infect it with their arbitrary views of what is right and wrong and how pervasive that mindset is today in 2023.

A lasting legacy that divides people in fandom to the point that it harms the marginalized lgbtqia+ community with false accusations over what is "perceived" to be morally wrong without any critical thinking skills or nuance.

How these are further passed the pipeline to create a toxic space in fandoms. Suddenly any fanfiction that depicts anything that can be seen as "gross" or "problematic" is suddenly something to add to the fires.

There is poison in the well and that poison is being fed by conservatives who desire only to oppress and control through fear mongering.

Fandom is becoming a warzone.

There is a way to stop it from being destroyed.

Push back against those who wish to silence your voice. Yell louder, if you can't, enlist your friends to help! Vote in your local, state and federal elections. Shut down propaganda and share accurate information. Spread the word on those running and what laws are being added to the ballots. This is an election year and it's VITAL that each and every one of us is heard.

If you can't get to the polls to vote, ask for help. Contact your local voting office and ask what methods are available for you. Get your friends or family to help you get there. Look up absentee or mail in ballots.

Don't do the jobs of the oppressors. Stop internet censorship. If not for you, do it for the queer kid that comes after you. And the one after them, and the one after them, and the one after them...

Whenever people try to tell me to ship "moral ships" I like to think about how inherently immoral it is to flirt with service workers at coffee shops where they're obliged to be nice to you so... many coffee shop AUs are like. Immoral. But given that they are a fantasy where this is instant romance without the fear of trapping a service worker in an uncomfortable situation that's tantamount to workplace sexual harassment, I enjoy the cutesy coffee shop AUs immensely.

And that's basically my attitude towards all fantasy. There's lots of things I enjoy in fantasy that wouldn't work IRL. Enemies to lovers. Sudden kisses. Miscommunications in relationships. Codependency. Fight sluts who physically assault each other while emotionally connecting.

Once you start ascribing your morals to the fiction you consume, you tend to miss the issues in even the most innocuous, innocent seeming scenarios. It's easy to judge other people's fictional enjoyment until someone points out your innocent coffee shop AU is romanticised workplace harassment.

But it's all fiction. It's a fantasy. That's why it's fine.

A lack of education around things like consent, healthy relationships, self respect and respect of others, bodily autonomy, etc, has made people think they can rely only on fiction to tell them what right - but that's dangerous. And unsustainable.

[wcrstarter]

gentle psa, i will not engage with asks that send allegations about one of my writing partners behind an anon. Unless you have some sort of receipts to back up claims, i will delete and ignore the message.

Frankly, it comes across off as a bit of drama stirring to send something anon about one of my mutuals/rp partners without any sort of proof. I left highschool a long time ago, I have no interest in that sort of behaviour in OOC communications. If you do not like someone I write with, it is up to you to filter your online experiences.

[reasonsforhope]

By the way, you can improve your executive function. You can literally build it like a muscle.

Yes, even if you're neurodivergent. I don't have ADHD, but it is allegedly a thing with ADHD as well. And I am autistic, and after a bunch of nerve damage (severe enough that I was basically housebound for 6 months), I had to completely rebuild my ability to get my brain to Do Things from what felt like nearly scratch.

This is specifically from ADDitude magazine, so written specifically for ADHD (and while focused in large part on kids, also definitely includes adults and adult activities):

Here's a link on this for autism (though as an editor wow did that title need an editor lol):

Resources on this aren't great because they're mainly aimed at neurotypical therapists or parents of neurdivergent children. There's worksheets you can do that help a lot too or thought work you can do to sort of build the neuro-infrastructure for tasks.

But a lot of the stuff is just like. fun. Pulling from both the first article and my own experience:

Play games or video games where you have to make a lot of decisions. Literally go make a ton of picrews or do online dress-up dolls if you like. It helped me.

Art, especially forms of art that require patience, planning ahead, or in contrast improvisation

Listening to longform storytelling without visuals, e.g. just listening regularly to audiobooks or narrative podcasts, etc.

Meditation

Martial arts

Sports in general

Board games like chess or Catan (I actually found a big list of what board games are good for building what executive functioning skills here)

Woodworking

Cooking

If you're bad at time management play games or video games with a bunch of timers

Things can be easier. You might always have a disability around this (I certainly always will), but it can be easier. You do not have to be this stuck forever.

[megamindfandombookclub]

I guess no adult should ever have consensual sex with another adult because both adults were once children and that is... *checks notes* sexualization of people who were once minors?

It doesn't matter if it's your OC, you shouldn't lewd a minor

Finneas is a 24 year old grown man.

[myfanfic-urfantrash]

It's funny to lose followers after a post especially if it's one of my unhinged story ideas or such cause clearly they only saw the fluffy cute stuff and saw none of the wild stuff I got cooking in the back.

But that just means that those that stay or join because of said craziness are strong and will survive the winter. :V

[megamindfandombookclub]

This applies to written media as well.

It's ok to say, "Others may find this problematic, but I had fun." and leave it at that.

[champstorymedia]

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[chaosspelledwrong]

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[megamindfandombookclub]

Curate your online experience. If you see something you don't like, you have the power to leave the fic. Don't make it the writer's problem because you don't like something. The Back Arrow exists for a reason. You can always block the creator. You can exclude tags you don't like when you search for fanfiction to read.

You'll be happier when you do.

you ever just click on a fanfic and read the first word and go “shut up” and exit

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[intellibooks]

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[megamindfandombookclub]

ALL this ^

If you don't learn to manage yourself NOW, then you're definitely not gonna have a good time when you get older.

I mean I think people should curate their own fandom experience and whatnot and it's perfectly fair to just avoid things one is uncomfortable with...

That being said. From personal experience? Immunizing myself to all my discomforts by browsing through pixiv and kink memes with raised eyebrows while searching for things I am interested in back when tagging was non-existent has really made my fandom experience much more pleasant nowadays.

I have preferences, for sure. But I have no fear. I have no cringe. The filthiest, grossest fanwork holds no powers over me. I am a god.

Like honestly dl;dr and block on sight is respectable and all but I genuinely think everyone could just benefit from purposefully exposing yourself to your nOTP and non-triggering squicks sometimes? (And obviously don't go bother the creators for it.) If only so that it makes it easier/safer to search for content you like without living in fear of accidentally glimpsing something you hate and having that ruin your day.