#plus even if starkid don't film it

[starkid-innit]

So, do we think they're going to film the concert? I'm like 80% they will

Ahh see I'd be more 80% they won't

Don't get me wrong I would LOVE them to film the show, I just think there's very little precedent for them filming their one off performances... the only ones I can think of them filming are Homecoming and AVSR which both feel like special cases?

Plus I reckon we would have heard if they were doing digital tickets by now

Idk maybe I'm wrong but I would work on the assumption that they'll allow the audience to film the show but won't be professionally recording anything themselves (so team effort in getting lots of footage uploaded to youtube pls)

[treba-neco-napise]

i hate having four fucking ads on a 20-minute podcast episode.

(it's a rant, enjoy.)

no, i don't want to get your shitting plus subscription, i don't even pay for 95% of the films and shows i watch online. stop fucking begging for patrons, it's not our problem you want to do this full-time. good for you if you do it but it's not somehow our duty to get you there just because you're a creator. not everyone can afford 60 fucking subscriptions. instead of people getting the minimum to at least get by as a basic human right, i bet like 85% of creatives online are making elite clubs on patreon and shit for those who have spare money. i get that you need it, but so many people (especially PDA neurodivergents) are extremely put off by being asked to pay and won't do it (like me) just because of that. i've encountered art that had the option to pay without requiring it, and I did. because they deserved it anyway, and they understood the classism and capitalism ingrained in the internet creative culture and that a lot of people don't have the means to become members of the club. i'm planning on starting a podcast, been wanting to publish fiction in paper since i was a kid, and i still want to make all that 100% free with the option of payment, because i believe that knowledge, stories and art should be accessible to anyone, regardless of financial situation (what do you think libraries are for, hm?????). when it's not, that's when elitism starts to rise and i'm just too tired for that shit. the empty snobbery culture around modern art alone is driving me insane.

Starkid has been recording their performances for years and guess what - they're massive, they sell out, people attend their live plays for the experience, but those who can't are still able to be a part of the fandom (as opposed to broadway musicals that get shared through bootlegs, hm) and they don't expect their fans to be responsible for their means of living. people who want to see a live performance, to buy your book in a bookshop professionally bound and keep it, to thank you for making your day by buying you a coffee will do so of their own free will. don't beg them to pay for your groceries if you made the choice to put your art out there. it's the system that is responsible for taking care of your basic needs, not your fans.

[starkiddreamcasting]

why do you still include Rob in fancasts?

This is probably long overdue but let me go into me, my dreamcasts, and Robert Manion (content warning for general discussions on the guy but not going into detail of it).

So....

I have been rather upfront on the fact that while I am in Starkid fandom, I am not super involved in anything of the community. The best to put it is I watch what they put out and stuff but don't focus on things like the actor's social lives because of parasocial relationships and all that jazz (not saying everybody in the fandom does this, I just wanna make sure I don't fall into this hole). This tends to have an effect where I find out about stuff outside the product way slower then most people in the fandom (like I found out about Lauren and Joey being together like 6 months after it happened).

I did not find out about the Rob situation until several months after the whole thing happened (not helped by me not being able to watch NT2 for a while) and when I did learn about it the choice was made for him to "go on break". Most of the Starkid members still followed him on Twitter and such he was still collabing with them (even recently) So didn't fully know what to make of it.

The conceit at the time from what I saw seemed to be that would be returning upon self-reflection and improvement (plus this was around the time he had that livestream talking about him and Nick filming the Workin' Boys short) so I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and continue using him, still holding out hope that this was a roadblock for a misguided person who would get better...

Now I'm truly at a loss though...

Starkid is back (very excited about that by the way) and Rob isn't returning and put the group on blast on TikTok, so there goes that torch. Rob has been a cornerstone in so many of my dreamcasts as he fills so many niches (bass-baritone, good dancer, still can play a teen) and I genuinely don't how to handle this ugly situation with my admittedly limited knowledge?

I know when I ask questions to my followers I get basically no response ever, but I am begging now. If anybody more involved in this then I can reach out to me to help me figure out how to best handle this situation (but for creating new dreamcasts and revising the old ones) that would be very much appreciated!

tl:dr: Because I try to avoid fandom drama, I didn't know about the Rob situation until after it had quieted down and because of that decided to give the benefit of the doubt to somebody who likely didn't deserve it, but am now lost on what to do and am seeking advice on it