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The times they are a'Changing
Jan. 13th, 2019 08:23 pmFandom is once again at a moment of transition when people are leaving one platform and migrating to others, and I feel like this is a good moment for me to reassess just what it is that I want from fandom.
For me, fandom is about conversation. It's about one-on-one and group interactions. It's less about writing fic than it used to be although I adore that form of conversation; I am resolved to write more fic in 2019 because I sorely miss how vital and exciting fandom was to me when I was regularly contributing. I have long believed that what I get out of fandom is directly proportional to what I put into it; when I was writing a fic a week and modding several comms and making tons of huge rec posts and meta posts, lots of people talked to me! My understanding of canon was so much deeper because I was talking to tons of people with different opinions about it. I was energized and inspired, and it felt awesome.
I am extremely fortunate that I have an excellent DW circle that has remained active, posting amazing fic and meta and posts about daily life even while many migrated to other platforms. I am even more fortunate that the Tumblr migration has given me new circle members to talk to!
What I hope for this time of transition is that fandom returns to a conversation-based model where people are doing more talking about fic and art and canon and daily life. I am 100% here for that.
What about y'all? What are you here for? What are you hoping for from this transition period?
For me, fandom is about conversation. It's about one-on-one and group interactions. It's less about writing fic than it used to be although I adore that form of conversation; I am resolved to write more fic in 2019 because I sorely miss how vital and exciting fandom was to me when I was regularly contributing. I have long believed that what I get out of fandom is directly proportional to what I put into it; when I was writing a fic a week and modding several comms and making tons of huge rec posts and meta posts, lots of people talked to me! My understanding of canon was so much deeper because I was talking to tons of people with different opinions about it. I was energized and inspired, and it felt awesome.
I am extremely fortunate that I have an excellent DW circle that has remained active, posting amazing fic and meta and posts about daily life even while many migrated to other platforms. I am even more fortunate that the Tumblr migration has given me new circle members to talk to!
What I hope for this time of transition is that fandom returns to a conversation-based model where people are doing more talking about fic and art and canon and daily life. I am 100% here for that.
What about y'all? What are you here for? What are you hoping for from this transition period?
