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lucymonster) wrote2022-12-02 02:51 pm
lucymonster) wrote2022-12-02 02:51 pm
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If anyone asks, my nanny hacked my account and made this post
The other day I cheerfully wasted a whole day's allowance of downtime rereading The Ms Scribe Story, as I can't resist doing every now and then. As legendary fandom wanks go, it's probably my all-time favourite for the sheer amount of effort that went into the fuckery.
But despite its being a horrible story about horrible people, my main takeaway this time is a weird nostalgia for those days - I mean, the days when single-fandom archives, forums, and LJ were the main hubs of fannish activity. I coped well enough with the move to tumblr, but twitter is basically the perfect polar opposite of what I want from a fandom space (Speed! Impermanence! Overlap with the non-fannish world!); discord, doubly so. I don't think LJ was any more or less wanky than other platforms - it really just depends on who you hang out with, or I guess who you're unlucky enough to get noticed by. (I was a nobody, so most of the drama sailed right on by me.) But it was definitely better at fostering the kind of interactions I enjoy. I love it here on DW, but we're not exactly in the room where it happens.
Anyway, the upshot of this nostalgia binge is that I've wasted today's downtime tinkering with my icons, which I haven't touched in forever. I've found some I really like, and I'll whittle and adjust based on what I actually end up using. Today's is for great flaming wankstorms lol. Let's hope I don't need it.
But despite its being a horrible story about horrible people, my main takeaway this time is a weird nostalgia for those days - I mean, the days when single-fandom archives, forums, and LJ were the main hubs of fannish activity. I coped well enough with the move to tumblr, but twitter is basically the perfect polar opposite of what I want from a fandom space (Speed! Impermanence! Overlap with the non-fannish world!); discord, doubly so. I don't think LJ was any more or less wanky than other platforms - it really just depends on who you hang out with, or I guess who you're unlucky enough to get noticed by. (I was a nobody, so most of the drama sailed right on by me.) But it was definitely better at fostering the kind of interactions I enjoy. I love it here on DW, but we're not exactly in the room where it happens.
Anyway, the upshot of this nostalgia binge is that I've wasted today's downtime tinkering with my icons, which I haven't touched in forever. I've found some I really like, and I'll whittle and adjust based on what I actually end up using. Today's is for great flaming wankstorms lol. Let's hope I don't need it.
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That being said, I do miss the old LJ days something fierce. Nothing quite like that experience exists now.
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But yeah, the LJ fandom format was what worked best for me, and it’s hard to imagine anything similar getting traction now. People like to move faster, which is fine, but I just can’t keep up haha.
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You're totally right. Over on Tumblr I see so much fandom wank for fandoms I have NOTHING to do with. I try and curate my timeline pretty closely but some inevitably slips through and I end up going "WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE AND WHY DO I CARE???? Oh yeah...I don't."
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But yay, fellow Byakuya/Renji shipper! Truly the connoisseur’s choice. :D
I think the last time I checked in on tumblr, everyone was wound up about Supernatural AGAIN and I just…gave up. I have never in my life knowingly followed a Supernatural fan, so how tf is my dash always covered in it? 😂
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I just want to read my silly stories and enjoy my trashfire show in peace.
Byakuya/Renji is like a fine wine, or a well-aged whiskey. Truly the choice of those with discerning tastes.
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You are singing the song of my people, friend. But I guess that’s just one more reason I like it better here on DW than elsewhere - no one ever tries to yell at me about how the angel guy is gay in Spanish or how Kylo Ren is an actual real life school shooter.
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