fandom etiquette as a whole died when people who didnβt 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 βbro what is this π.β 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.
βcollege is absolutely nothing like thisβ βwhy are we writing four people on the team scoring a hat trick in one gameβ βso tech work is nothing like this, hope that helps!β
if you donβt like a fic, and if you canβt suspend your belief enough to enjoy a fic that exaggerates or ignores real-world orgs, you donβt have to read it. you donβt have to screenshot it and put it on blast for twitter. you donβt have to post a link to it in the replies. the back button is literally there on your phone. itβs not giving babyβs first fandom anymore, itβs giving entitled asshole and it isnβt as cute as you think it is.
