too sleepy to elaborate at this time but I miss the old fandom culture of interacting with fanfic writers and fanfic artists as members of the fandom community who enjoyed engagement and discussion and feedback instead of the modern trend of seeing us as content creators up on a pedestal who don’t need positive feedback but DO need to churn out constant content to feed the a03 machine
If anyone wonders why I don’t bother with Severitus or the fact I don’t make art for it anymore unless paid, or as a gift to a friend-THIS IS WHY. Burnout was also a key factor and the moment I stopped I got complaints from people I had never seen nor heard of before.
Upset that someone abandoned a fic? Or they don’t draw this THING anymore? I wonder why, hmmm.
I legit had a huge ass convo with @sanctuary-angel about this in the wee hours of the morning lol.
