While I’m not as gung-ho on saying that the internet has gotten kinder in general, the culture of making fun of people’s fic in public has disappeared from my spaces, and I’m greatful for that.
Yeah, I... walked that one back after re-reading. It's just changed in the ways I mentioned.
ETA: Really reflecting on it, I'd actually argue in many ways, it's more toxic? Kind of hard to explain. But it also probably depends on your fandom. In my last active fandom, yeah, people could be HUGE assholes, but it wasn't a thing to have entire communities dedicated to making bad fanfic. But there might be equivalents of that in some fandoms. It just seems more commonly accepted that you shouldn't be mean about people's fics, and if you are, you're called out for it.
(Also, Youtube comments have totally gotten better in general, not just less mean. Actually funny jokes, thoughtful engagement with the video- what’s up?
I do think it actually helps that people's accounts are linked with their google accounts, even if you can still create a username.
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Date: 2025-01-05 10:02 pm (UTC)Yeah, I... walked that one back after re-reading. It's just changed in the ways I mentioned.
ETA: Really reflecting on it, I'd actually argue in many ways, it's more toxic? Kind of hard to explain. But it also probably depends on your fandom. In my last active fandom, yeah, people could be HUGE assholes, but it wasn't a thing to have entire communities dedicated to making bad fanfic. But there might be equivalents of that in some fandoms. It just seems more commonly accepted that you shouldn't be mean about people's fics, and if you are, you're called out for it.
(Also, Youtube comments have totally gotten better in general, not just less mean. Actually funny jokes, thoughtful engagement with the video- what’s up?
I do think it actually helps that people's accounts are linked with their google accounts, even if you can still create a username.
Not sure what it's like on TikTok.