Just to have it in writing in a place I feel might get seen; I don't hate people talking in discord groups, at all. But I am, and can be, frustrated, demoralized and drained when I don't see those comments. It has, and will, affect how much effort I want to put into some fics more than others.
I’m pretty set engagement wise for good or bad but even I noticed a notable dip in engagement the last few years in comparison to before. Communities don’t run on nothing
It’s so sad and like, I can’t even verbalized how not just fandom but communities that are online all over are starting to dissolve as people view basic obligation towards members of the same group as a type of entitlement
Yuppp, and it's so hard to even join fandom communities in general when their hidden on discord. I feel like we should all just be louder about what we all enjoy in general so we can enjoy it together
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Fandom runs in feedback loops. Sharing things together, or we'd just enjoy the media and think up stories in our heads