Anonymous Coward · 20d
hi! so, this is a more general question:
some things i've noticed is that the darker medias i'm into (like breaking bad) have fandoms that consist of literally the nicest people ever 😭 and more lighhearted medias have really... UNHINGED fandoms (the only exception i can think of is bandori, since its relitively obscure). this why is I don't really engage with fandoms of lighthearted media (or fandoms in general) why is this the case? - 🎀
personally been on the side of both sides of the fences (being in fandoms about more serious shows/more lighthearted) and i think that both can fall into the usual patterns any fandom is prone to and the main factor of it happening is the size of said fandom and the Need of implication from the fandom.
like my first point is p easy to get. the more ppl there is connected to a media the more Things can happen to create a conflict etc etc etc. my second point is more like. does the media Drastically needs the fandom to REALLY be implicated (most commonly financially in some way) to be able to live on. and the more you're leaning on Yes to this question the more a sense of Owning in fans will be created which can impact the media and the environment etc etc
that would be my explanation for it but also its almost 1am here so what do i know
(also noting that i never want to blame the demographic that composes the fandom bc ive seen both adults and teens act EXTREMELY stupid so that one is universal)
