Future of Fandom
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Future of Fandom
ubiquitous connectivity and our media environments naturally lend themselves toward an influencer-and-fandom dynamic. If the system is built to inspire more and more layers of commentary, then that system will privilege and reward people who feed it.
Charlie Warzel β’ How The Internet Is Like A Dying Star
LitPic | The Social App That Pays And Gives You Status #GetLit
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Gatsby - Community At Scale
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I think the McLuhan-esque take is to say that Fandoms are themselves voluntary culture-war militias recruited from the general population.
An argument could be made that groups like Antifa, BLM, Proud Boys, Patriot Front, etc... are in essence fandom para-military orgs with $$$.