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[anghraine]

I was reading an f_fa thread I mainly disagreed with, but some people were complaining about how contemporary fandom seems to feel that everything has to be mediated through about six layers of ironic detachment or it's ~cringe and DAMN do I share that particular frustration. I feel a bit ... Granny on her porch, waving a cane and screaming at clouds, but this whole idea that edgy shitposts is the one true way to do fandom is so depressing to me. It's especially so because I feel like there's a strong element of preemptive self-defense to it and ... meh.

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[beatrice_otter]

Oh, yeah, totally.

[anghraine]

I try not to go all Fandom Aunt on grown adults, but I do find it pretty sad. Honestly, I think one of the reasons that I like Dreamwidth so much (apart from features) is that the culture is much less inclined towards defensive above-it-all detachment.

[lokifan]

It's especially so because I feel like there's a strong element of preemptive self-defense to it

YESSSSSS absolutely.

[anghraine]

/sad fistbump

I understand why people feel the need to be defensive about how they do fandom on e.g. Twitter, but ... :\