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Fandom as Methodology: On Fan-Nonfiction and Finding the Joy of Mutual Delusion
“The more honestly you put yourself into the story, the more that story will concern others as well.”
Moyra Davey • Index Cards
What sets Lore apart is the understanding that the most used platforms today – Instagram, X, Reddit – were not crafted to support fandom. Their architecture was for something entirely different, but fans have had no other choice but to engage on these sites. “We deserve a platform that is designed for fandom,” Naqvi argues, whether that fandom cent... See more
Jonathan Stein • Digital Frontier
Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions
Evan Puschak • 1 highlight
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I don’t believe in authenticity on the internet.
There’s this obsession with realness online. When I was working on Trust Exercise, and watching all these Beauty Secrets videos, I would see all these comments like, “she’s so real”. Which was funny to me, because it’s a Vogue video. It’s the most edited thing in the world. But we’re obsessed with wan
... See moreChainletter • I Don’t Believe in Authenticity on the Internet.
If you write to please others, you are selling out. You are in the process of audience capture. This way of talking, which is how the fear in me talks, is common—as if writing for an audience and writing for yourself are at odds with each other. I really used to feel like that.
But I no longer think that it is quite right. The relationship between c... See more
But I no longer think that it is quite right. The relationship between c... See more