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i’m going to be really honest with you guys i think the tendency to read the absolute worst possible intentions into every action you don’t agree with is getting too automatic and it’s eating you from the inside out

write fic even if you think it's shitty. write fic you think no one else cares about and you just have an audience of one. write fic that is extremely self indulgent and packed to the brim with all the tropes you like and want to read. write fic for the love of the game, for that fic fest, or that one person who comments on every chapter or work. write fic to have fun, but for the love of god, don't write fic to achieve some metric, a weird nebulous idea of 'success'. people don't come to fandom to compete, they see it as a space for community and to gush over their favourite characters. using ai just deprives you of all of that joy, the rush of caring about something to the point where you put effort into it (even if it's staying up until 2 am) and produce a creative piece of work other people have the privilege of enjoying and sharing as well. don't let ai ruin fandom too, when it's already deprived us of so much.

Source: shaddyman98 on Instagram