I really like your thoughts about boldness of online personas. It was a freedom I didn't have in real life, but inexperience definitely led to me acting like a jerk sometimes (thankfully on mailing lists and forums that are long gone).
I've also noticed that current fandom culture encourages not being too invested in your fandom. It seems part of the whole "don't be cringey" movement, and I wonder if it stems from the direct fan/creator interaction that's now—to my continuous horror—commonplace on social media. We can't be too joyous about liking the thing because they might see, oh no! They don't want obnoxious fans! Well, who cares?
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Date: 2019-07-07 09:37 pm (UTC)I've also noticed that current fandom culture encourages not being too invested in your fandom. It seems part of the whole "don't be cringey" movement, and I wonder if it stems from the direct fan/creator interaction that's now—to my continuous horror—commonplace on social media. We can't be too joyous about liking the thing because they might see, oh no! They don't want obnoxious fans! Well, who cares?