( No Title )
People used to comment on web comics.
People used to comment on fanfiction.
People used to comment on fanart.
People used to comment on OCs.
I hate “content” culture.
I hate “consuming content” and scrolling immediately to the next thing.
People used to be excited about the art that other people created.
People used to want to share that excitement with creators.
I hate this future.
Once someone tagged art that I made with “woah” and I think about it at least once a week. Someone else said “oh neat” once. Someone else WROTE A WHOLE DAMN POEM IN THE COMMENTS. Anyways even just one word can change how someone sees their art. You don’t even have to think about it too hard. You could put a keyboard smash and I’d probably cry from joy.
I’m also trying hard to interact more, I understand that it’s hard to break away from opening your phone and being in Content Consumption Mode.
I always leave comments on people’s work that I’ve truly enjoyed. Even if it’s just a small “I loved this!!” It’s better than nothing
The thing I miss the MOST from old fandoms is the interaction. The CAPSLOCK excitement. The enthusiasm for each other’s ideas. We used to show up for each other and flail about things we loved, and there was a back and forth in all of the comments on fic. Maybe it was an LJ thing. Maybe it was just fandom 10 years ago. But we don’t seem to do this anymore, and it’s the biggest drag on keeping me involved with fandom, missing this. Now everyone is too busy or doesn’t care or moved on or for whatever reason, we just don’t show up for each other like that anymore. I miss that so badly. I miss keysmashing with people who love the same things I do. I miss watching every update and flailing about it. I just miss people showing up with comments and excitement and fic and art and having a fandom full of activity. That version of fandom was one of the best times I had on fandom, and even when it ended spectacularly, I gotta admit, it still ended with fireworks. There’s something to be said about the passion we collectively just don’t seem to want to share any longer. I don’t know if it’s ever going to come back.
Discussion ¬