fandom etiquette as a whole died when people who didnโt grow up on fandoms became stans during lockdown, yes, but why am i seeing people openly mocking fics on twitter. why am i seeing screenshots of fics with captions like โbro what is this ๐ญ.โ why am i seeing people mock fic writers for not knowing how sports or theater or college or any other organization operates in the real world.
โcollege is absolutely nothing like thisโ โwhy are we writing four people on the team scoring a hat trick in one gameโ โso tech work is nothing like this, hope that helps!โ
if you donโt like a fic, and if you canโt suspend your belief enough to enjoy a fic that exaggerates or ignores real-world orgs, you donโt have to read it. you donโt have to screenshot it and put it on blast for twitter. you donโt have to post a link to it in the replies. the back button is literally there on your phone. itโs not giving babyโs first fandom anymore, itโs giving entitled asshole and it isnโt as cute as you think it is.
