Floof And Knives

woman: *talks about equality in any way*

op i know you're probably talking about like, video games, etc, but this is also critical for research science - my lab has so much abandonware, either because the company's out of business, or the company decided to not maintain it, and it's a fucking nightmare. we have two windows 95 computers that are CRITICAL for performing experiments/data analysis because the software needed is abandonware. one of the main roles for a guy in my lab is to maintain these little dinosaurs because if they go out, we lose access to ~20 years of raw data for research. part of why is that these companies also make their own file types, and make it difficult-to-impossible to convert those file types without their specific software. by habit, i convert all research files to more generic versions (txt, pdf, tif, etc) so that i minimize risk of losing my shit, but some stuff can't be converted.

in the late 90s there was an anime called initial d which was all about street racing and drifting. naturally every single drift was played for great drama and excitement.

i think part of the reason nobody wants to say the quiet part loud is because it opens the door to criticism of all of the other companies and softwares that have used this exact same profit model and once that conversation starts its never gonna stop. like yes ai is the most glaring example at the moment but any professional in any field will tell you that xyz niche proprietary software is something that they were trained on first during their education and now is foundational to their work but it also costs between $5,000-50,000 (no im not making that number up its true for someone i know) for a license each year and it continues to increase as these companies become increasingly comfortable with the way they have wormed themselves into every facet of the workforce. for my part i wouldnt be able to do my job without a niche proprietary software that costs nearly $8,000 per user per year for even the partial package that i have and the company that operates it is a monopoly. there is no other option but to know how to use it. my very employment is contingent on knowing how to use that software. and, conversely, which is the issue with ai, i would have very little idea how to do core parts of my job without it. and this isnt even getting into the conversation of pearson and professional certifications and board exams and private classes and that whole racket.

Coming into a fandom late

Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck

Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie

Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war. 

Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…

When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF

When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead

Being in a dead fandom…

Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one

Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.

Being in a fandom meant for kids.

When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you

Fandom hell in general

Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on

Trying to recruit people to your fandom

Being in a fandom which has so many antis

Being in a fandom that actually works together

being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs

Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions

Being in a fandom on Tumblr