Post AaIXz2LLlzcMAfumg4 by Owlor@meow.social
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 (DIR) Post #AaIXyzQuarHf93UgQi by Owlor@meow.social
       2023-09-30T16:10:11Z
       
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       a recurring daydream of mine is to have like a "what is fandom?" starter kit that's just automatically given to anyone who joins a fandom, or trash-talks a fandom, or wants to interact with the concept of fandom in any way so people actually have a sense of what's up and won't say stuff that's confused at best and outright lies at worst with as much fequency.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaIXz0VYb4asTkfuJE by Owlor@meow.social
       2023-09-30T16:16:04Z
       
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       I dunno what I'd put in it, but definitely an explanation that the modern concept of fandom comes from the science fiction fandom, it is passion-driven organization and creative expression around a specific area of interest. It does not require you to be a soldier for a particular franchise or creator. It does not require you to consume everything with a particular brand. If corporations like what you're doing, then... well, I don't wanna say it's not fandom, but you're missing out on much of the fun of fandom.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaIXz1O9K6GLD4DVOy by mrjunge@raru.re
       2023-09-30T16:23:56Z
       
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       @Owlor There's a lot of people that seem dedicated to making fandom less fun overall for people..
       
 (DIR) Post #AaIXz2LLlzcMAfumg4 by Owlor@meow.social
       2023-09-30T16:21:01Z
       
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       One common type of fan expression is to pretend that the events of a story really happened in some reality and theorize about it. This is a game, in fact, the classic sherlock holmes fandom refers to it as "the great game". The characters are tools used by an author to tell a story, and if things get too heated, you should really step back and remember this fact 😓